Abstract
ABSTRACT: The London Psychogeriatric Rating Scale (LPRS) was developed in answer to the demand for a reliable psychometric rating scale suited to a psychogeriatric population. All inpatients on a Psychogeriatric Unit (approximately 140 at any specific time) were rated with the LPRS every third month for an 18‐month period. The 4 components of the total score include a measure of mental status originally derived by factor analysis. Predictive validity has been established in terms of various clinically relevant areas including the following: a) ward placement; b) outcome (continued hospitalization, discharge, or death); c) diagnosis (by scoring levels and progress patterns across time); and d) ability of the patient to function in, or benefit from, a particular treatment program. The scale has been used successfully to assess a given patient's progress quantitatively and globally over a long period.
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MedicineRating scaleScale (ratio)PopulationGerontologyPsychiatryStatistics
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AgedEvaluation Studies as TopicGeriatricsHumansPrognosisPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy
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- 26
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- 348-354
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Edwin L. Hersch,
V. A. Kral,
Ruby Palmer
(1978).
Clinical Value of the London Psychogeriatric Rating Scale.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
, 26
(8)
, 348-354.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb03682.x
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- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb03682.x
- PMID
- 670622