Risk of Hospitalization: Development, Reliability Testing, and Validation of a New Scale.

Gubman, Gayle D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ445318

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Risk of Hospitalization: Development, Reliability Testing, and Validation of a New Scale.

Gubman, Gayle D.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v15 n1 p13-21 1992

The development and psychometric assessment of a Risk of Hospitalization Scale are described. The scale, designed to help case managers for the seriously mentally ill meet clients' needs, demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity for 18 vignettes and 60 actual cases. The scale has been adopted for use in New Jersey. (SLD)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caseworkers, Hospitals, Mental Disorders, Needs Assessment, Patients, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey

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