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To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on interobserver agreement of assess-ments of functional status performed by registered nurses and care assistants in a nursing home and to compare interobserver agreement in persons with and without cognitive impairment.

High accuracy of assessments of functional status in care settings for older persons is needed for the efficacy of the planning and the evaluation of the nursing care.

Randomized clinical trial. Six registered nurses and six care assistants were randomized to participate in an educational session about assessment instruments for functional status (intervention) or in a session about falls in the elderly (control). Each of the registered nurses and care assistants performed assessments on the same thirty-four residents using …