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15724832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined psychological predictors of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale scores (GAF) at intake and at discharge for geropsychiatric inpatients. A total of 301 predominantly male geropsychiatric inpatients were recruited from the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Path analysis was used to test a model proposing causal paths of psychological predictors (cognitive status, depression, agitation, general psychiatric status) to GAF scores on admission and discharge. At admission, all four psychological predictors had positive paths to the admission GAF scale scores but at discharge, only two (i.e., cognitive status and general psychiatric status) of the four psychological predictors had positive paths to the discharge GAF scale scores. The admission GAF scale scores also had a positive path to the discharge GAF scale scores. The overall functioning level of geropsychiatric inpatients may be predicted by measures which assess overall cognitive status and general psychiatric functioning during hospitalization. Results prompt consideration of a modified global scale specifically reflecting an older adult's activities during this period of life.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1360-7863
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
505-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychological predictors of admission and discharge global assessment of functioning scale scores for geropsychiatric inpatients.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article