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Behavioral Activity Rating Scale
Aka: Behavioral Activity Rating Scale, BARS Score
- See Also
- Agitated Behavior Scale
- Agitation
- Agitated Delirium
- Agitation in Dementia
- Violent Behavior
- Calming the Agitated Patient
- Physical Restraint
- Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation
- Delirium
- Grading
- Score 1: Difficult or unable to arouse
- Score 2: Asleep but responds normally to verbal or physical contact
- Score 3: Drowsy, appears sedated
- Score 4: Quiet and awake (normal level of activity)
- Score 5: Signs of over activity (physical or verbal); calms down with instructions
- Score 6: Extremely or continuously active; does not require restraint
- Score 7: Violent Behavior requiring restraint
- References
- Swift (2002) J Psychiatr Res 36(2): 87-95 [PubMed]