Observer-rated functional assessments for institutionalized elders.
A content analysis was conducted of 320 units of observational data generated on 40 randomly selected institutionalized and uncommunicative elders over a 5-day (220-hour) period. When existing observer-rated instruments were compared with observational data, using a six-dimensional theoretical framework, gaps in the existing instruments became apparent. Future research and development of functional assessments should include observer-rated criteria for health and well-being for the affective dimension of functioning and criteria for determining mental judgment in uncommunicative elders.
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College of Nursing and Health Services, Radford University, VA.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D014768:Virginia