Journal article
The Use of Goal Attainment Scaling in a Geriatric Care Setting
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Goal attainment scaling (GAS) is a measurement approach used extensively in mental health. It accommodates multiple individual patient goals, yet retains mathematical properties allowing comparisons between patients. This study was carried out to investigate the feasibility and measurement properties of GAS in a geriatric care setting.
DESIGN: Prospective descriptive study.
Authors
Stolee P; Rockwood K; Fox RA; Streiner DL
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 574–578
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 1992
DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb02105.x
ISSN
0002-8614