The inter-rater reliability of Hall and Baker's REHAB scale: a cross-validation study.
The impending closure of many large psychiatric hospitals has led to the involvement of clinical psychologists in surveys of whole hospital populations. REHAB is a recent addition to the range of behaviour-rating scales. In a test of the inter-rater reliability of this scale, we have assessed the ratings from an initial sample of 50 patients. We obtained higher correlation co-efficients than expected given the larger number of raters used in our study. Some implications for the general use of rating scales in reprovision are discussed.
Carson
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Psychology Department, Claybury Hospital, Woodford Green, Essex, UK.
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Gill
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Titman
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics