INTERRATER RELIABILITY OF THE BLESSED DEMENTIA SCALE

被引:6
作者
COLE, MG
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV, DEPT PSYCHIAT, MONTREAL H3A 2T5, QUEBEC, CANADA
[2] MCGILL UNIV, CTR STUDIES AGING, MONTREAL H3A 2T5, QUEBEC, CANADA
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE | 1990年 / 35卷 / 04期
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10.1177/070674379003500409
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
This study examined the interrater reliability of the Blessed Dementia Scale. On consecutive days, two raters, working independently, interviewed each of the caretakers of 47 demented subjects. Interrater reliability of total scale scores was determined by calculation of the Pearson correlation coefficient (r), the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and the limits of agreement (d̄ ± 2 s). By all three methods of calculation, the interrater reliability of the Blessed Dementia Scale was low.
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