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The following is a list of measures that have been developed for use in CARAH –funded projects at the Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health. Please indicate which measures you are interested in learning more about and we will be pleased to send them to you.

Scale Name	Abbrev. Title	Description	Study Used In	Associated Research Article(s)	Check To Request Info
Client-Clinician Assessment Protocol (C-CAP)	C-CAP	C-CAP is a tool that was developed to assess an individual’s performance in activities in relation to safety, efficiency and accessibility to support in the environment. The assessment protocol includes both self-report and observation in collaboration between the client and occupational therapist on 22 functional items (ADL, IADL and mobility), as well as an assessment of environmental features that may pose problems for performance.	Project ABLE
Control Strategies		Control Strategies is an 8-item measure developed to assess use of control-oriented behavioral, cognitive, and environmental strategies. Items reflect approaches for managing the threat to loss of control over daily activities due to functional difficulties. Participants rate the extent to which each item is true on a 4-point Likert scale (not at all true to very much true). A control-oriented strategy score is derived by averaging responses across the eight items, with higher mean values indicating greater strategy use.	Project ABLE	Gitlin, L.N., Winter, L., Corcoran, M., Dennis, M., Schinfeld, S. & Hauck, W. (2006). Effects of an In-Home Occupational and Physical Therapy Intervention on Reducing Mortality in Functionally Vulnerable Older People: Preliminary Findings. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43(4), 532-546. Gitlin, L.N, Hauck, W., Dennis, M., & Schulz, R. (2007). Depressive Symptoms in Older African-American and White Adults with Functional Difficulties: The Role of Control Strategies. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55(7), 1023-1030.
Home Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP)	HEAP	The Home Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP) is a tool developed for use in homes of persons with dementia to assess dimensions of the physical environment that have been shown to support persons with dementia. The assessment consists of 192 items that are summed into separate indices representing the number of hazards, adaptations, and level of clutter and comfort in eight areas of the home.(entrance, living room/den, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, hallway and stairs) used by the person with dementia. The tool relies on both structured observation and self-report from family members to derive ratings, and raters are provided definitions and guidelines for each observation.	REACH	Gitlin, L.N., Schinfeld, S., Winter, L., Corcoran, M., Boyce, A., & Hauck, W. (2002). Evaluating home environments of persons with dementia: inter-rater reliability and validity of the Home Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP). Disability and Rehabilitation, 24(1), 59-71.
Perceived Change Index	PCI	Perceived Change Index is a 13-item scale developed to measure caregiver well-being. For each item, caregivers indicate how often over the past month things have become worse or improved a lot, using a 5-point Likert scale. Items include appraisals of change in affect, ability to manage difficult behaviors, and somatic feelings (e.g., fatigue). Three factors that have been identified include affect, somatic feelings, and management abilities. A total score is computed by averaging the responses across all items.	REACH	Gitlin, L.N., Winter, L., Corcoran, M., Dennis, M., Schinfeld, S. & Hauck, W. (2006). Effects of an In-Home Occupational and Physical Therapy Intervention on Reducing Mortality in Functionally Vulnerable Older People: Preliminary Findings. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43(4), 532-546. Gitlin, L.N., Winter, L., Dennis, M.& Hauck, W. (2006). Assessing Perceived Change in the Well-being of Family Caregivers: Psychometric Properties of the Perceived Change Index and Response Patterns- American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias, 21(5),304-311.
Task Management Strategies Index	TMSI	Task Management Strategy Index is a 19-item scale that measures the extent to which positive caregiving strategies are used to manage ADL dependence and problem behaviors. For each item, caregivers indicate how often they use strategies such as visual and tactile cueing, simplifying routines, or short instructions, using a 5-point Likert format (never to always).	REACH	Gitlin, L.N., Winter, L., Corcoran, M., Dennis, M., Schinfeld, S. & Hauck, W. (2006). Effects of an In-Home Occupational and Physical Therapy Intervention on Reducing Mortality in Functionally Vulnerable Older People: Preliminary Findings. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43(4), 532-546

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