Test-retest reliability of the assessment of motor and process skills in elderly adults

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-215

  Doble, Susan E ^a   Fisk, John D ^a   Lewis, Norma ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Measurement error; Performance based assessment; Rasch measurement; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032806890     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944929901900303     Document Type: Article

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