Cross-validation of the screening scale in an adult protective services sample.

Cross-validation of the screening scale in an adult protective services sample.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2018 Nov 08;:1-13
Authors: Campbell RJ, Gross E, Lichtenberg PA
Abstract
Adult Protective Services (APS) professionals are often called on to assess decision-making capacity when investigating financial exploitation. Previous research found that in consecutive APS cases, a decision-making screening scale (LFDSS) also detected financial exploitation. The purpose of this study was to apply the clinical cutoff scores derived from the previous study to a new sample of APS cases. Using a sample of 105 participants, from APS workers across 5 counties this study investigated the clinical utility of the LFDSS to detect financial exploitation based on ratings by APS professionals using the scale. Results demonstrate that the LFDSS has excellent internal consistency and clinical utility properties. This paper provides support for use of the LFDSS as a reliable and valid instrument. Instructions for use of the LFDSS are included in the article, along with information about online support tools.
PMID: 30406729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - November 10, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Tags: J Elder Abuse Negl Source Type: research