Resource Library: Nationally Recognized Tools
Measuring Systems Change and Consumer Outcomes
Recommendations for Developing Performance Metrics for State Lifespan Respite Programs. The guide provides a roadmap with tools and step-by-step suggestions for developing a performance measurement plan that will reflect the…
ARCH Evaluation Form for Planned Respite
From Evaluating and Reporting Outcomes: a Guide for Respite and Crisis Care Program Managers, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center Pre-Post Retrospective Survey for assessing the outcomes of planned…
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
The 4-item version is appropriate for use in situations requiring a very brief measure of stress perceptions. It was previously employed when collecting perceived stress levels over the phone during…
The Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI)
The Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) is a tool that can be used to quickly screen for caregiver strain with long-term family caregivers. It is a 13-question tool that measures…
INDEX OF CLINICAL STRESS (ICS)
The ICS is a short-form, 25-item self-report questionnaire that is administered to individual adults and young adults over the age of 12 years. Those completing the questionnaire must be literate…
Health and Well-Being Index
Parent self-report The Health and Well-Being Index (HWI) was designed for parents raising a child with a developmental delay or disability. It is a brief (five-item) survey that provides a…
FAMILY CRISIS ORIENTED PERSONAL SCALES, F-COPES
Self-administered survey To identify problem solving and behavioral strategies used by families when faced with problems or crises. Can be used to as a pre-post test to measure change over…
Conflict Tactics Scales
Parent report (i.e., self-administered) or direct parent assessment (i.e., administration in person or over the telephone) The CTS have been used to evaluate violence within families and intimate relationships. The…
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE (CES-D SCALE)
The CES-D is a valuable tool for identifying a group at-risk for depression and for studying the relationship between depressive symptoms and other variables. Previous research supports the use of…
Time for Living and Caring: Making Respite Services Work for You!
Time for Living and Caring: Making Respite Services Work for You! This brochure from the faculty at the University of Utah Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program and California State University at San…
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