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| The apparent emotion rating instrument: assessing affect in cognitively impaired elders | | Author(s) | Mariah Snyder, Muriel B Ryden, Patricia Shaver |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 18, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 17-30 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Emotions ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Assessing affect in cognitively impaired older people is difficult. A number of instruments have been developed to measure single emotions or more broad aspects of well-being. The Apparent Emotion Rating (AER) scale is an observational instrument that measures the presence or absence of three positive (pleasure, interest, and tranquility) and three negative emotions (anger, anxiety, and sadness). Inter-rater percentage of agreement ranked from 82% for anxiety to 100% for interest. A weak, but statistically significant correlation was found with the Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale. Older people with greater cognitive impairment had lower AER scores. The AER is a promising tool for providing reliable and valid observational data about mood state, particularly in persons unable to respond to a self-report measure. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980811203 A |
| Classmark | EA: DL: 4C: 7T |
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