title: The assessment of self-care capacity in geriatric psychiatric patients by objective and subjective methods.
abstract: A simple performance test was developed and used to evaluate a sample of psychiatric geriatric patients on their capacity for self-care. Evaluations were made by asking the patient to demonstrate certain essential activities of daily living. The objective test, compared with patients' subjective reports, was found to be a more valid measuring instrument of functional impairment and more useful as a diagnostic and prognostic tool Test scores correlated with independent clinical assessments of mental status and physical conditions, as well as with short-term outcome of hospitalization. The scale is easy and quick to administer and has many applications for the treatment and management planning of patients.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008131:London; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009519:New York City; D010808:Physical Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012917:Social Adjustment