Reliability of Katz's Activities of Daily Living Scale When Used in Telephone Interviews.

Ciesla, James R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1993

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Reliability of Katz's Activities of Daily Living Scale When Used in Telephone Interviews.

Ciesla, James R.; And Others

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v16 n2 p190-203 Jun 1993

Data from 6,472 South Carolina residents aged over 55 years support the reliability of S. Katz's Activities of Daily Living scale when data are collected by self-report telephone interview. Results indicate that telephone interview methods are a fast, inexpensive, and safe way to collect data for research and policy formation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Correlation, Daily Living Skills, Data Collection, Factor Structure, Interviews, Life Events, Research Methodology, State Surveys, Telephone Surveys, Test Reliability, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina

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