title: Correlation of two competence assessment methods in a geriatric population.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 67026-1121.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Searight
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Grisso
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics