Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Quick Monitoring  (GAIN-QM)

The Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Quick Monitoring (GAIN-QM) is a follow-up instrument for use every 90 days after the GAIN-Q (Full or Core). The instrument is composed of a subset of items from the GAIN-Q. The items measure behavior during the past 90 days, chiefly in terms of the number of days. An item on current fears of victimization is answered on a Yes/No scale, and the entire Service Utilization scale from the GAIN-Q is embedded. At four pages, the instrument takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Version 2.5 of the GAIN-QM can be administered on paper or interactively in the Assessment Building System (ABS). Future versions will create a narrative report of the results. If GAIN-Q data is available on the same participant, changes in self-reported behavior over time will be documented in the narrative.

Materials currently available on the GAIN-QM include:

• GAIN-Q Overview Handout - This is a brief overview of the GAIN-Q instrument.
  
  
  
• GAIN-QM instrument (version 2.5) - 90-day follow-up instrument.
• VGNI-CB - A Spanish-language version of the GAIN-QM. Information in English is available here. Información en español acerca del VGNI-CB, la versión del GAIN-QM en idioma español, está disponible aquí.




• GAIN-Q administration and scoring manual (version 2) - Current manual as of September 7, 2005.
• GAIN-Q FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions on the GAIN-Q as of July 15, 2005. The GAIN-Q FAQs are periodically updated.
• GAIN-Q Calendar (01/03 - 12/04) - Calendar for use with GAIN-Q
• GAIN-Q Calendar (01/04 - 12/05) - Calendar for use with GAIN-Q
• GAIN-Q Calendar (01/05 - 12/06) - Calendar for use with GAIN-Q
• GAIN-Q Calendar (01/06 - 12/07) - Calendar for use with GAIN-Q

For additional information concerning the larger family of GAIN instruments and their underlying psychometrics go to the GAIN Home Page.