[Brief scale for assessment of need for care and provision of care].
In accordance with the German law on care for helpless persons, an observer rating scale has been developed to allow a staging of need of care. Construction of the scale, item descriptions, definitions, algorithms for sum score and inter-rater reliability data are reported. The scale can reliably measure the need of care, quality of care, and who is the care provider.
Forschungsgruppe Ambulante Therapie Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Freien Universität Berlin.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity