Can You Trust Self-Report Data Provided By Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals?

Robert J. Calsyn, Gary Allen, Gary A. Morse, Ruth Smith and Betty Tempelhoff
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Robert J. Calsyn: University of Missouri-St. Louis
Gary Allen: University of Missouri-St. Louis
Gary A. Morse: St. Louis Mental Health Center
Ruth Smith: St. Louis Mental Health Center
Betty Tempelhoff: St. Louis Mental Health Center

Evaluation Review, 1993, vol. 17, issue 3, 353-366

Abstract: Reliability and validity of self-report data provided by homeless mentally ill clients were generally favorable. More specifically, test-retest reliability coefficients for eight measures ranged from .81 to .99 over a 1 week period. With two exceptions, internal consistency estimates of reliability ranged from .70 to .96. Interrater reliability estimates on a new self-report measure of client resource use were generally above .75. Client self-reports of service use also agreed with treatment staff estimates for most service categories, providing evidence for the validity of self-reports of service use made by homeless mentally ill individuals.

Date: 1993
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