The Assessment of Everyday Functioning Using the Present Functioning Questionnaire and the Functional Rating Scale in Elderly Samples

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Abstract
Two methods for obtaining estimates of everyday functioning in elderly patients were described: the Present Functioning Questionnaire (PFQ) and the Functional Rating Scale (FRS). The PFQ obtains information from a collaborative informant with respect to number of reported problems in five areas of everyday functioning: personality; everyday tasks; language skills; memory functioning; and self-care. The FRS integrates assessment information from multidisciplinary sources in eight areas crucial to the establishment of diagnoses in dementia: memory; social/community/occupational; homehobbies; personal care; language skills; problem solving; affect; and orientation. Reliability studies indicate a high degree of consistence for both scales. When the rating of normal elderly subjects and patients with suspected malignant memory disorders were compared, the rating scales showed a good level of discriminant validity. These results were interpreted as indicating that the use of these scales will enhance research into the relationship of the course of dementing diseases and competency to deal with everyday life.

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