Effects of an Emergency Alarm and Response System for the Aged. Part 2. Standardized Scales Relating to the Physical Health, Social Contacts, and Mental Status of LTC (Long-Term Care) Populations

摘要

The report contains a collection of standardized scales used at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged (HRCA), Department of Social Gerontological Research and includes reliability data collected from various studies conducted by the department over the past several years. A listing of the scales covered and a brief description of the studies from which reliability data were collected are presented at the beginning of the report. Subsequently a reference, reliability data and scoring are presented for each scale. This report represents a compilation of reliability data (but not validity data) and K.R. 20 Alpha reliabilities were used except where noted.