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Not answered. Scoring There are various methods of aggregation. The 1–6 ratings on each of the five scales may be summed (5: excellent functioning in each area to 30: total overall impairment), although summing is problematic as was indicated earlier. Alternatively, the number of areas of functioning that are impaired can be counted. To do this, it is necessary first to establish which level of functioning indicates impairment. e. nonimpaired versus impaired) or the contrast may be between ratings of 1–3 and 4–6.
Full definitions of activities are given by Katz et al. (1970). Validity Patients are graded on ordinal three-point scales by interviewers in relation to their ability in bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting, continence and feeding. Scores on individual scales are translated into ‘dependent’/‘independent’ classifications, and then the overall level of functioning is summarized on an eight-point scale (A-G, plus ‘Other’ – see below. An alternative scoring system simply counts the number of activities in which the person is dependent (0 – independent in all six functions) to 6 – dependent in all 6 functions), removing the need for the ‘Other category’.
Numerous health-index questionnaires fall into these categories. The main methods of weighting have been clearly and fully described by Streiner and Norman (2003). The most common uses a different number of items to measure the various aspects of the trait, proportional to its importance within the construct. The total for any subscale would be the number of items with a response of interest divided by the total number of items within the subscale. The subscale scores can be added together for the scale total.