The Abrams geriatric self-neglect scale: introduction, validation and psychometric properties.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Self-neglect is an imprecisely defined entity with multiple clinical expressions and adverse health consequences, especially in the elderly. However, research has been limited by the absence of a measurement instrument that is both inclusive and specific. Our goal was to establish the psychometric properties of a quantitative instrument, the Abrams Geriatric Self-Neglect Scale (AGSS).

Methods

We analyzed data from a 2007 case-control study of 71 cognitively intact community-dwelling older self-neglectors that had used the AGSS. The AGSS was validated against two "gold standards": a categorical definition of self-neglect developed by expert consensus; and the clinical judgment of a geriatric psychiatrist using chart review. Frequencies were examined for the six scal

SUBMITTER: Abrams RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209102 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature