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Inter-rater Reliability of Ward Rating Scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John N. Hall
John N. Hall*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, 15 Hyde Terrace, Leeds, LS2 9LT
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Psychiatrists, psychologists, and nursing staff are increasingly making direct observations and ratings of ward behaviour. Characteristically, a nurse may be asked to complete a multi-item rating scale on a group of patients during the course of a drug trial. Several factors are involved in the choice of an appropriate scale for a particular purpose. Among these factors are the number of points per item, which defines the sensitivity to change of the item, and the total number of items in the scale, which affects the time taken to complete the scale and hence the frequency of rating that can be permitted in an assessment schedule.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 586 , September 1974 , pp. 248 - 255
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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