CUMULATIVE ILLNESS RATING SCALE

作者：Bernard S. Linn, Margaret W. Linn, Lee Gurel · 发表于：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 年份：1968 · DOI：10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02103.x · 被引用次数：2335 · 研究领域：Frailty in Older Adults、Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life、Nutrition and Health in Aging

A bstract : A Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, designed to meet the need for a brief, comprehensive and reliable instrument for assessing physical impairment, has been developed and tested. The scale format provides for 13 relatively independent areas grouped under body systems. Ratings are made on a 5‐point “degree of severity” scale, ranging from “none” to “extremely severe.” Findings, in terms of reliability and validity, reflect statistical significance at the P < .01 level. As a rapid assessment technique which is objective and easily quantified, the scale is well suited to a variety of research uses.