Concordance between Direct Observation and Staff Rating of Behavior in Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease

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ID12444103
AutoresJudith J McCann (Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, autor de correspondencia), David W Gilley (Rush University), Liesi E Hebert (Rush University), Lucy Beckett (0000-0002-2418-9843, Institute on Aging), L A Beckett, D A Evans (0000-0002-4566-747X, Rush University)
Año1997
Volumen52B
Número2
PáginasP63-P72
Fecha de publicación1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/52b.2.p63
PMID9060981
OpenAlexW2062907245
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas2

This study examined concordance between staff ratings and direct observations of behavior in 177 nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease. During a structured interview, the staff member who had the most frequent contact with each resident completed three standardized behavioral rating scales. Direct observation of behavior (60 observations per resident) was conducted concurrently by trained nonparticipant observers using a structured time-sampling technique. We found moderate agreement between the two sources for the occurrence of 12 target behaviors during the monitoring period, but generally low agreement regarding the frequency of these behaviors. Discrepancies regarding occurrence of behavior were non-random with a higher rate of detection by direct observation. Thus, the practical advantages of staff ratings of behavior in institutional settings may be partly offset by some reduction in the accuracy of enumeration

Concordance · Developmental psychology · Nursing homes · Nursing staff · Rating scale · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Psychology