Correlation of two competence assessment methods in a geriatric population.
A 10-subscale version of the Community Competence Scale, a structured interview, and the Scale of Competency in Independent Living Skills, a rating scale completed by a relative, were administered to 40 geriatric patients with suspected dementia. While the two assessments of competence appear to examine a common global domain, individual correlations between subscales of the two measures were only moderate. The findings provide limited support for the construct of competence.
Searight
H R
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Psychology Department, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 67026-1121.
Dunn
E J
EJ
Grisso
J T
JT
Margolis
R B
RB
Gibbons
J L
JL
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics