Lawton developed the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale to evaluate the attitudes of an elderly patient. This can help identify those patients with a poor morale that may benefit from an intervention. The author is from the Philadelphia Geriatric Center in Philadelphia.
Number of items: 21
Responses are graded either 1 (for positive) or 0 (for negative).
|
Statements (Paraphrased) |
Responses |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
things have gotten worse as I have gotten older |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
have same pep today as last year |
yes |
1 |
|
|
no |
0 |
|
feeling lonely |
not much |
1 |
|
|
a lot |
0 |
|
bothered more by little things |
yes |
0 |
|
|
no |
1 |
|
have enough contact with family and friends |
yes |
1 |
|
|
no |
0 |
|
feel less useful as I get older |
yes |
0 |
|
|
no |
1 |
|
where I would want to live if I had a choice |
here |
1 |
|
|
somewhere else |
0 |
|
worry interferes with sleep |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
how things seem to be as I get older |
better |
1 |
|
|
worse |
0 |
|
|
same |
0 |
|
life does not seem worth living |
yes |
0 |
|
|
no |
1 |
|
as happy today as when younger |
yes |
1 |
|
|
no |
0 |
|
there is a lot to be sad about |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
people had it better in the old days |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
afraid of a lot of things |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
get mad more today than before |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
life is hard most of the time |
yes |
0 |
|
|
no |
1 |
|
satisfied with life today |
yes |
1 |
|
|
no |
0 |
|
take things hard |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
|
live for today and do not worry about tomorrow |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
health compared to other people my age |
better |
1 |
|
|
same |
1 |
|
|
worse |
0 |
|
easily upset |
no |
1 |
|
|
yes |
0 |
where:
• I am not sure why wanting to be in a geriatric center in Philadelphia should be viewed as a positive response, unless you are W.C. Fields.
• The questionnaire could be easily modified to offer more responses with partial points.
total score =
= SUM(points for all 21 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 21
• The higher the score, the higher the morale.
|
Total Score |
Morale |
|---|---|
|
18 - 21 |
very good |
|
10 - 17 |
usual |
|
<= 9 |
poor |
