Functional Assessment Instrument Attributes
Description:
The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale provides a multidimensional approach to assessing the psychological state of older people. The PGC Morale Scale is designed to provide a measure of morale appropriate for very old or less competent individuals, as it use simpler wording in ints items and less complex response formats. Seventeen items make up the PGC Morale Scale. These items were derived from a slightly larger set of questions (Lawton, 1972) as described in an earlier publication (Lawton, 1975). Factor analysis of responses generated in several studies yielded three factors, and these factors can be thought of as representing the dimensions of morale. The three factors which emerge from the morale scale are described below: Agitation - this set of items characterizes the anxiety experienced by the older person - driving, restless, agitated quality to the dysphoric mood - may serve as a manifest anxiety scale for older people. Attitude Toward Own Aging - these items relate to the older person's attitude toward the aging process they experience - which captures the individual's perception of the changes taking place in his or her life, and askes for an evaluation of those changes. Lonely Dissatisfaction - represents the older person's acceptance or dissatisfaction with the amount of social interaction they are presently experiencing - seeking to ascertain the individual's reaction to the relationships he or she maintains.
Author/Sponsor:
Developed by M. Powell Lawton and his staff at the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life; Polisher Research Institute - Philadelphia Geriatric Center
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Is the methodology of the instrument open to peer review?
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
What domains does the instrument assess? List CCD topics that the instrument covers.
Verbal or Observation based:
Instrument can given via interview or through a written questionnaire.
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Are there different versions of the tool? Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.
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References:
Lawton, M.P. (2003), Lawton's PCG Morale Scale [created by M. Powell Lawton while at the Polisher Research Institute of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center. Retrieved from www.abramsoncenter.org/PRI/documents/PGC_morale_scale.pdf
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