@article{ref1,
title="Cross-validation of the screening scale in an adult protective services sample",
journal="Journal of elder abuse and neglect",
year="2019",
author="Campbell, Rebecca J. and Gross, Evan and Lichtenberg, Peter A.",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="25-37",
abstract="Adult Protective Services (APS) professionals are often called on to assess decision-making capacity when investigating financial exploitation. Previous research found that in consecutive APS cases, a decision-making screening scale (LFDSS) also detected financial exploitation. The purpose of this study was to apply the clinical cutoff scores derived from the previous study to a new sample of APS cases. Using a sample of 105 participants, from APS workers across 5 counties this study investigated the clinical utility of the LFDSS to detect financial exploitation based on ratings by APS professionals using the scale. <br><br>RESULTS demonstrate that the LFDSS has excellent internal consistency and clinical utility properties. This paper provides support for use of the LFDSS as a reliable and valid instrument. Instructions for use of the LFDSS are included in the article, along with information about online support tools.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-6566",
doi="10.1080/08946566.2018.1531098",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2018.1531098"
}