Reliability and validity of the interactive observation scale for psychiatric inpatients applied by nursing aides in daily ward practice

The main characteristic of the nursing Interactive Observation Scale for Psychiatric Inpatients (IOSPI) is the necessity of interaction between raters and patients during assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale in the "real" world of dail...

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Main Authors: L.J. Pedrão, J.E.C. Hallak, S.A. Bernardo, A.W. Zuardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000700013