The Ward Daily Behaviour Scale.
BACKGROUND
The Ward Daily Behaviour Scale is a new rating instrument that can be used to measure all the daily noteworthy behaviour of patients of various ages and diagnoses on psychiatric wards.


METHODS
The reliability and validity of the scale were tested on 40 patients.


RESULTS
This instrument proved to be both reliable and valid for use on adult acute in-patient wards.


CONCLUSIONS
The scale will be a valuable tool in a wide range of ward-based studies.
Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton.
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Blunden
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Hodgkiss
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Klemperer
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McCarthy
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Watson
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior