In evaluating individuals, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: A rough approximation to statistical criteria can be applied to scale scores for individuals [More]
In research samples, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: In research designed to compare the effects of different interventions with each other or wi [More]
What is the difference between a profile and a scoring template? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: A hand-scored profile is an 8½ x 14” sheet of paper on which the items of the O [More]
Are extremely low scores on problem scales be considered deviant? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Extremely low scores merely reflect a paucity of reported problems. The profile compresses t [More]
What are the “DSM-oriented” scales? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Questions often arise about relations between empirically-based assessment and the diagnosti [More]
Is there a “lie” scale for the profiles? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Deliberate lying is only one factor that can lead to excessively low or high scores, dependi [More]
Why do the profiles show gaps between successive raw scores on some scales? 3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Most gaps directly reflect the distributions of scores in the normative samples, where skewe [More]
How is the Total Problems score used? 27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: The Total Problems score provides a global index of the older adult’s overall level of [More]
Should forms that have many unanswered items be scored? 27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: The scoring instructions (Appendix A) give rules for dealing with unanswered items. If more [More]
What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the older adult but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2? 27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Score the item 1. [More]
What if a respondent endorses two different items when his/her comments indicate that the endorsements of both items refer to the same behavior or characteristic? 27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0) Answer: Score only the item that most specifically describes the problem. For example, if the respon [More]