Parent-child parallel nutritional status assessment using silhouette rating scales

On-line performance assessment using rating scales.

The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of the on-line performance assessment instrument--the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Issues that will be addressed in the paper include: (a) the establishment of the scoring rubric and its implementation in an extended Rasch model, (b) training of raters, (c) validation of the scoring rubric and procedures for monitoring ...

Clinical rating scales in suicide risk assessment.

This study explores the usefulness of clinical rating scales in the assessment of suicidal risk in an urban psychiatric teaching hospital. Admission for clinically evaluated suicide risk was the outcome variable because actual suicide occurs rarely. Six clinical scales identified high-risk patients: the Modified SAD PERSONS scale, revised Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck ...

Rating scales for dystonia: a multicenter assessment.

The evaluation of dystonia requires a reliable rating scale. The widely used Fahn-Marsden Scale (F-M) has not been sufficiently tested across multiple centers and investigators. The Dystonia Study Group developed the Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS) and a Global Dystonia Rating Scale (GDS) to serve as instruments to assess dystonia severity. In this study, 25 dystonia experts evaluated the ...

Differential Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders Using the BASC-2 Parent Rating Scales Preschool Form

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS USING THE BASC-2 PARENT RATING SCALESPRESCHOOL FORM by Julia I. Juechter The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus 2004) is a behavior rating scale commonly used in preschool settings. In addition to measuring behavioral constructs such as hyperactivity, social skill...

Using pain-rating scales with older adults.