Background: Goal attainment scale was originally developed for the assessment of mental health, but its use has increased recently. It is now used for the assessment of goal attainment in treatment of frail elderly, patients with chronic pain, people at cognitive rehabilitation, patients after lower limb amputation and children at rehabilitation. The scale is adjusted for each participant because the goals are adjusted for an individual. Another advantage of the scale is active participation of an individual in goals’ setting. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to review measurement properties of the goal attainment scale. Methods: The articles were obtained in the PubMed database (MEDLINE) and CINAHL in the English language. Results: Eight studies, published between 1986 and 2016, were included in the review. The studies included from 10 to 182 participants. The 5-point scale was used in seven studies and the 6-point scale in one study. Intra-rater reliability was excellent (ICC = 0,96), as well inter-rater reliability was moderate to excellent (ICC = 0,67–0,96). Construct validity (χ2 = 59,76) and content validity was reported. Relationship between the goal attainment scale and Barthel index was moderate (r 䁥 0,50). Sensitivity of the goal attainment scale was high. Conclusion: Goal attainment scale has confirmed reliability in frail elderly. Its validity is confirmed for adults with chronic pain and frail elderly. Also, high responsiveness is reported in frail elderly and in adults at outpatient’s rehabilitation. Further studies of measurement properties with larger samples are needed in children and patients after limb amputation at rehabilitation.
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