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Citation

Schwartz JJ, Barone DF. J. Forensic Sci. 1992; 37(3): 938-941.

Affiliation

Florida State Hospital, Chatahoochee, FL 32324.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1629689

Abstract

This study was designed to establish reliability of the Community Competence Scale-Revised (CCS-R) and provide evidence for its validity in making discriminations relevant to civil competence in the elderly. The CCS-R is an individually administered structured interview of 17 subscales. Criterion groups were formed by drawing a sample of research participants from a retirement complex with various levels of care and with nurses having extensive knowledge of the residents' level of functioning. The study demonstrated high reliability and found converging evidence for the effectiveness of the CCS-R in making discrimination about competence in the elderly. The study had added to the growing evidence that it is possible to standardize the assessment of civil competence, thereby making the adjudication process a more accurate one.


Language: en

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