
@article{ref1,
title="Correlation of two competence assessment methods in a geriatric population",
journal="Perceptual and motor skills",
year="1989",
author="Searight, H. R. and Dunn, E. J. and Grisso, J. T. and Margolis, R. B. and Gibbons, J. L.",
volume="68",
number="3",
pages="863-872",
abstract="A 10-subscale version of the Community Competence Scale, a structured interview, and the Scale of Competency in Independent Living Skills, a rating scale completed by a relative, were administered to 40 geriatric patients with suspected dementia. While the two assessments of competence appear to examine a common global domain, individual correlations between subscales of the two measures were only moderate. The findings provide limited support for the construct of competence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5125",
doi="10.2466/pms.1989.68.3.863",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.68.3.863"
}