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The use of a French translation (EAS) of MOOS's “Ward Atmosphere Scale” (WAS C) is reported. This questionnaire (100 items, 10 categories) allows the assessment of consensus between patients and staff members characterizing social climate on psychiatric wards. The elaboration of the WAS C is briefly described, as well as content, administration and evaluation of the EAS. The results obtained within 12 psychiatric wards are reported and measures of reliability (test-retest), homogeneity (internal consistency, item-category correlations) and internal (inter-category correlations) and external validity (differentiation of various types of wards, specific associations between patients' perceptions and success or failure of their readaptation) are given. These appear to confirm the quality of the instrument and its French translation.
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Ce travail présente l'étude d'une traduction en français (EAS) du “Ward Atmosphere Scale” (WAS C) de MOOS (1974). Le questionnaire (100 items, 10 catégories) permet d'évaluer le consensus entre patients et membres du personnel concernant le climat social dans des services psychiatriques. Après un bref aperpu de l'élaboration du WAS C, du contenu, de l'administration et du dépouillement de l'EAS, les auteurs rapportent les résultats d'une étude d'application de l'EAS dans 12 services. Des comparaisons de normes, des mesures de fidélité (test-retest), homogénéité (consistance interne, corrélations item-catégorie), validité interne (corrélations inter-catégories) et validité externe (différenciation de divers types de services, associations entre certaines perceptions des services par les patients et succès ou échec de leur réadaptation) semblent confirmer la qualité de l'instrument et sa traduction.
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Dauwalder, J.P., Chabloz, D. & Chappuis, J.M. L'échelle de l'atmosphère dans les services psychiatriques (EAS). Soc Psychiatry 13, 175–186 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579332
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