6.3 Behaviour
6.3.1 Nurse Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation-30 - NOSIE-30 (Honigfeld 1965)
An 80-item scale with items rated on a five-point scale from zero (not present) to four (always present). Ratings are based on behaviour over the previous three days. The seven headings are social competence, social interest, personal neatness, cooperation, irritability, manifest psychosis and psychotic depression. The total score ranges from 0 to 320 with high scores indicating a poor outcome. Three studies reported data from this scale.