The Inpatient Scale of Minimal Functioning: A Revision of the Social Breakdown Syndrome Gradient Index

The Inpatient Scale of Minimal Functioning (ISMF)--based on revised scoring of the Social Breakdown Syndrome Gradient Index (SBSGI) item pool--is described as a means of overcoming inherent problems in the SBSGI scoring procedure. The ISMF was found to possess greater reliability, with a general inc...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1976-12, Vol.44 (6), p.1021-1022
Main Authors: Paul, Gordon L, Redfield, Joel P, Lentz, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability Level
Disabilities
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Hospitalization
Human
Humans
Inpatient
Institutionalization
Male
Measurement
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Social Alienation - diagnosis
Social Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:The Inpatient Scale of Minimal Functioning (ISMF)--based on revised scoring of the Social Breakdown Syndrome Gradient Index (SBSGI) item pool--is described as a means of overcoming inherent problems in the SBSGI scoring procedure. The ISMF was found to possess greater reliability, with a general increment in concurrent validity as compared to the SBSGI. The ISMF is recommended to replace the SBSGI in a battery previously recommended by Lentz, Paul, and Calhoun, combining interview-based and higher level rating-scale measures for assessing global level of functioning in severely debilitated institutionalized patients.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0078145