Development of the clinical learning environment inventory. Patients who have intellectual disability and mental illness will occasionally need inpatient treatment. The ward atmosphere scale was, which measures ten dimensions of ward cultures, eg, affiliation, insight, aggression, clarity, and autonomy, was used to assess the treatment environment. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Using the ward atmosphere scale to help change the treatment. A comparison of nurses attitudes concerning therapeutic ward.
Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. A total of 640 staff members on 42 wards completed the ward atmosphere scale was and the working environment scale 10 wes10. Work environment scale manual a social climate scale jan 1, 1986. A total of 640 staff members on 42 wards completed the ward atmosphere scale was and the working environment scale10 wes10. An assessment of the dimensionality of moos social climate scale. The study instrument used was the ward atmosphere scale was which was developed by moos in 1968 and translated into arabic by two bilingual translators in 2007. The copes and its predecessor, the ward atmosphere scale was. The development of a ward atmosphere scale, which differentiates between the social. Pdf a suggested revision of the ward atmosphere scale. Abstract v design research and behavioral health facilities executive summary 4. Pdf the ward atmosphere scale for psychiatric inpatients with. The ward atmosphere scale was has been used since 1968 to evaluate the. Changing ward atmosphere through staff discussion of the.
It helps by comparing client and staff perceptions, by monitoring program changes over time, and by. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 16, 2011 a revised version of the ward atmosphere scale was, originally developed by moos, was used to characterize the ward atmosphere at the wards. Scores on 5 of the 10 subscales reflected significant differences on the basis of race. The ward atmosphere scale for psychiatric inpatients with. The aim of this study is to examine whether adults with intellectual disabilities can reliably rate the ward atmosphere scale real ward was. Questions on the scale were adapted for use by subjects in the present sample. Studies have shown a clear association between certain was subscales and treatment results 1 3 as well as patient satisfaction 4 8. Using the ward atmosphere scale to help change the treatment environment. The ward atmosphere scale for psychiatric inpatients with intellectual disability. While it seems the goal of this study was to obtain convergent validity for these measures, the proper data is not presented to draw that conclusion. This revised and updated version of the was comprises 83 items and is a selfrating scale where the participants give their responses on a fourpoint scale ranging from totally disagree 0 to totally.
Nursing staff and patient perceptions of the ward atmosphere in a. However, research is sparse on psychosocial factors influencing psychiatric units for patients with intellectual disabilities. The ward atmosphere scale moos, 1974 was selected to measure characteristics of ward atmosphere relevant to this study. Predictors and treatment outcomes of perceived ward. Use of moos ward atmosphere scale in a residential. Patients and staff described the ward as it was real ward and staff also described their conceptions of an ideal ward. The moos ward atmosphere scale was administered on a 45bed psychiatric unit in a veterans administration hospital to assess how staff, patients, and observers viewed the ward and to clarify what goals staff had and what changes they wished to make. Consulting psychologists press, incorporated, 1974 psychiatric hospitals 28 pages. To describes the perceptions of the ward atmosphere of psychiatric hospitals from the perspective of the relatives of people who were inpatients in those hospitals. The moos ward atmosphere scale was administered on a 45bed psychiatric unit in a veterans administration hospital to assess how staff, patients, and. Data were collected using the arabic version of moos ward atmosphere scale ideal and real forms. This factor was named value, because of its representation of an evaluative item dimension.
The interplay between helpseeking and alcoholrelated outcomes. An assessment of the dimensionality of moos social. Rudolf moos and his colleagues developed two measuresthe ward atmosphere scale was moos 1989, 1997 and the communityoriented programs environment scale copes moos 1988b, 1997to tap the social climates of hospital and communitybased residential psychiatric and substance abuse treatment programs. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Patients and staffs perceptions of the psychiatric ward. Houts, 1968 to 87 inpatient volunteers at a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane. This scale was developed to measure patient and staff perception of inpatient psychiatric treatment milieu. The perceptions of the ward atmosphere in four jordanian. Racial differences in perception of ward atmosphere. Ward atmosphere changes during restructuring of an. Use of moos ward atmosphere scale in a residential setting. Document resume ed 065 534 tm 001 456 author gerst, marvin s moos, rudolf h. This questionnaire 100 items, 10 categories allows the assessment of consensus between patients and staff members characterizing social climate on psychiatric wards. A slightly modified version of the ward atmosphere scale was administered to staff members and students at a residential center for mildly and moderately retarded adolescents.
The use of a french translation eas of mooss ward atmosphere scale was c is reported. Ward atmosphere, communityoriented programmes, and sheltered care environment scale, and other institutions military and correctional institutions environment scale. Manual ward atmosphere scale print in searchworks catalog. This study examined the extent to which patients and staffs perceptions of the psychiatric ward atmosphere and the working conditions of staff influence patient and staff satisfaction. A comparison of nurses attitudes concerning therapeutic. Moossize, staffing and psychiatric ward treatment environments. Sep 07, 2012 the aim of this study is to examine whether adults with intellectual disabilities can reliably rate the ward atmosphere scale real ward was. Moos, 1974 is a 40 item truefalse selfreport scale assessing a variety of features of the therapeutic social environment.
Ward atmosphere scale manual a social climate scale. Each subject completed the short form of moos 1974a ward atmosphere scale. It helps by comparing client and staff perceptions, by monitoring program changes over time, and by promoting program improvement. Manual ward atmosphere scale print responsibility rudolf h. The ward atmosphere scale was is an acknowledged questionnaire designed to assess how patients and medical staff perceive the environment in the ward. The ward atmosphere scale was developed to measure the social environment of psychiatric treatment programs.
Ward atmosphere scale manual a social climate scale jan 1, 1996. The ward atmosphere important for the psychosocial work. Divergent processes for professional treatment and selfhelp groups. Findings data indicate that even though relatives of jordanian mental health patients were generally positive about the ward atmosphere, they would like to see changes. Ward atmosphere scale measures the actual, preferred, and expected treatment environments of hospital.
From these results, the authors assume that black patients and white patients perceive the same ward environment differently. The items were developed by several methods, including information obtained by direct. A revised form of the social climate scale scs containing nine of the 14 subscales was given to 145 staff and 143 boys at a state training school for delinquents. The study used the ward atmosphere scale to identify specific factors. Use of moos ward atmosphere scale in a residential setting for mentally retarded adolescents mark g. Scale moos, 1971, this may be termed the perceptual approach. Moos the social climate scales are a set of environmental assessment procedures designed to be used by qualified clinicians, consultants, program evaluators, and researchers. Moos, 1974 has been the most widely used instrument but it lacks robust psychometric properties rossberg and friis, 2003. The development of a ward atmosphere scale, which differentiates between the social atmospheres of psychiatric inpatient wards, is described. The life stressors and social resources and coping responses inventories. Community psychology part iii term definition moos. Use of moos ward atmosphere scale in a residential setting for mentally retarded adolescents. Ward atmosphere changes during restructuring of an alcoholism. This was administered to inmates and staff in 16 correctional units, largely for juveniles and young adults.
Using the ward atmosphere scale to help change the. A revised version of the ward atmosphere scale was, originally developed by moos, was used to characterize the ward atmosphere at the wards. As one of the social climate scales, the ward atmosphere scale was has been widely used in clinical settings and program evaluation. Classroom environment scale evaluates the effects of course content, teaching methods, teacher personality, class composition and characteristics of the overall classroom environment. Designmethodologyapproach a total of 17 patients with mild and moderate intellectual disability and 21 staff members were asked to complete the was. Comparisons of staffs ratings of the existing milieu and of what an ideal milieu should be. While moos instrument also seems to be predominantly concerned with the. An initial form of the scale was given to patients and staff on 14 wards from veterans administration, state, community, private, and university hospitals. Scale item scores are divided into 10 subscales as well as higher order domains as identified in table 1. Specimen set including family environment scale, form r 4 p. Moos instrument for assessing correctional climates stems from modifications to the instrument he developed primarily for use in psychiatric facilities the ward atmosphere scale.
The authors administered the moos ward atmosphere scale was to 17 black inpatients and 17 white inpatients at a va hospital. The ward atmosphere and satisfaction in four psychogeriatric. Normative data have been collected from 1,125 normal and 500 distressed families moos and moos, 1986. Was is the most commonly used instrument to measure important aspects of the treatment. To assess the social milieu of a ward, moos 1974b has constructed the ward atmosphere scale was, which was administered to both patients and staff. A first principal factor was extracted from the itemcorrelation matrices for staff and boys, respectively.
Buy ward atmosphere scale manual a social climate scale 3rd ed by moos, rudolf h isbn. Ward atmosphere scale manual a social climate scale moos, rudolf h on. Abraham and foley 1984 reported alpha coefficients of. Moos, 1974, page 21 evaluating therapeutic milieus moos developed a means of categorizing and differentiating social environments.
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