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Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE)

 
Different versions of the CARE exist: CARE, CORE-CARE, SHORT-CARE, IN-CARE, CLIN-CARE, SELF-CARE and an INFORMANT version
 

Author(s)

Birkett Peter; Gurland Barry J, FRCP FRCPsych; Kuriansky Judith B; Sharpe Lawrence; Simon Robert; Stiller Pamela

 

Purpose

  • Pathology:

Psychiatry/psychology

  • Disease:

Generic for psychiatry/psychology

  • Objective:

To comprehensively assess functioning and other qualities of life of elders

  • Population for intended use:

Geriatrics

Adult

 
 

Characteristics

  • Type of instrument:

Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)

  • Administration mode:

Interviewer-administered

  • Number of items:

CARE: 1500 / CORE-CARE: 329 / SHORT-CARE: 143

  • Recall/Observation period:

Depending on the item

 
 

Language(s)

  • Original language:

English

  • List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.
This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

CARE

Spanish for the USA
 

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

CARE

Gurland B, Kuriansky J, Sharpe L, Simon R, Stiller P, Birkett P. The Comprehensive assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE)-rationale, development and reliability. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1977-78;8(1):9-42


CORE-CARE

Gurland BJ, Wilder DE. The CARE interview revisited: development of an efficient, systematic clinical assessment.J Gerontol. 1984 Mar;39(2):129-37


SHORT-CARE

Gurland B, Golden RR, Teresi JA, Challop J. The SHORT-CARE: an efficient instrument for the assessment of depression, dementia and disability. J Gerontol. 1984 Mar;39(2):166-9


CLIN-CARE

Gurland B, Lantigua R, Teresi J, Holmes D, Barrett V: The CLIN-CARE: A technique for comprehensive assessment: preliminary report of biometric properties. In Wykle ML (ed.) Elderly Rehabilitation as Art and Science. New York: Springer, 1990;78

Last update: November 2007

Last update in collaboration with the author: June 2006