title: [Reliability, validity and sensitivity to change of the psychiatric evaluation scale of Krawiecka].
abstract: An analysis of the inter-rater reliability, validity and sensibility to clinical change of Krawiecka's "Psychiatric Evaluation Scale" was carried out. Reliability was found to be fair to good in all items and the total score, the lowest values corresponding to "blunted-incongruent affect". Global validity was tested against Endicott et al's GAS and partial validity of "depression" against Beck Depression Inventory. In both cases positive and significant correlations were attained. The scale was also found to be sensitive to clinical changes in the following items: anxiety, delusions, hallucinations, incoherent-irrelevant speech and total score. Total score at one month after discharge significantly correlated with Strauss-Carpenter's "Out-come Scale" Endicott et al's GAS and a measure of daily instrumental activities eight months later.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Fúster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballester Gracia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girón Giménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez Beneyto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
vernacular_title: Fiabilidad, validez y sensibilidad al cambio de la escala de evaluación psiquiátrica de Krawiecka.