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RATING SCALES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE: THE CRICHTON ROYAL BEHAVIOURAL RATING SCALE
Author(s) -
Lefroy R.B.,
Hobbs M.S.T.,
Hyndman J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1992.tb00563.x
Subject(s) - rating scale , scale (ratio) , dementia , nursing homes , medicine , selection (genetic algorithm) , gerontology , physical therapy , outcome (game theory) , psychology , nursing , geography , computer science , disease , cartography , mathematics , artificial intelligence , developmental psychology , mathematical economics
ABSTRACT The P urpose of the study was to consider the merits of the Crichton Royal Behavioural Rating Scale (CRBRS) with respect to its use in selection, monitoring progress and predicting the outcome of residents in institutions. P articipants were residents in a special dementia unit (SDU) in the form of a hostel, a standard hostel and a nursing home for sufferers with severe dementia. M ethod : scores were recorded over a period of five years in the SDU and intermittently in the other two institutions. R esults demonstrated the range of scores of residents on admission to the SDU and their changes in behavioural function over five years. The probability of retention in the SDU was greater for residents admitted with scores in the lower ranges. Differences in the three institutions were demonstrated in both range and level of behavioural function. Comparison with the Resident Classification Index (RCI) suggested that the CRBRS has superior discrimination concerning behavioural function. C onclusions : the regular use of rating scales in institutions for elderly people should be mandatory. The CRBRS is useful in the selection of residents and in monitoring outcome but it cannot substitute for conventional methods of diagnosis and assessment.