Psychometric instability of measures in novel settings: Use of psychiatric rating scales in nursing homes

William R. Shadish; Richard R. Bootzin; Diane Koller; Linda Brownell

doi:10.1007/BF01353061

Psychometric instability of measures in novel settings: Use of psychiatric rating scales in nursing homes

William R. Shadish, Richard R. Bootzin, Diane Koller, Linda Brownell

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Abstract

Researchers have become increasingly concerned about problems of the quality of measurement in applied evaluation settings. Of particular importance is change in both the reliability and the validity of a measure that is used in a novel setting. This problem is illustrated by an attempt to use psychiatric rating scales to assess the behavior of chronic mental patients currently residing in nursing homes. Methods for assessing changes in both reliability and validity are presented, along with suggestions for how to deal with these problems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-232
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Behavioral Assessment
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01353061
State	Published - Sep 1981
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

psychiatric rating scales
rater reliability
validity

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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