posted 03-06-2000 01:34 PM            

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Welcome to the forum on the Patient Competency Rating Scale (PCRS) developed by George Prigatano. You may use this forum to post questions and comments about this scale. General discussion on the measurement of impaired self-awareness is welcome, too!

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Tessa Hart, PhD
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Philadelphia PA

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posted 07-25-2000 08:42 AM            

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Am I correct in remembering that the PCRS was scored using three subscales : Executive Functioning/Memory; Emotional Functioning; and Activities of Daily Living?

If so, do you know where I can find how to score the scale using these factors, primarily how to deal with missing data?

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Lynn Harrick

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posted 07-25-2000 09:58 AM            

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Lynn,
I'm not aware (pun intended) of any PCRS studies using the sub-scales you mentioned. The Leathem et al. study in the COMBI Reference list for the PCRS divided items into 4 groups that they called ADL, cognition, emotional behavior, interpersonal behavior. I believe that these groupings were created with respect to face validity of the items. As far as I know there's no published factor analysis of the PCRS. Hope this is helpful-- Tessa

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