Abstract: A Cumulative Illness Rating Scale, designed to meet the need for a brief, comprehensive and reliable instrument for assessing physical impairment, has been developed and tested. The scale format provides for 13 relatively independent areas grouped under body systems. Ratings are made on a 5‐point “degree of severity” scale, ranging from “none” to “extremely severe.” Findings, in terms of reliability and validity, reflect statistical significance at the P < .01 level. As a rapid assessment technique which is objective and easily quantified, the scale is well suited to a variety of research uses. 1968 The American Geriatrics Society
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LINN, B. S., LINN, M. W., & GUREL, L. (1968). CUMULATIVE ILLNESS RATING SCALE. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 16(5), 622–626. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02103.x
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