Item Analysis of the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST)

Assistive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-105

  Demers, Louise ^a,c   Weiss Lambrou, Rhoda ^a   Ska, Bernadette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Instrument development; Item analysis; Reliability; User satisfaction; Validity

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT THEORY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY;

OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SATISFACTION; TECHNOLOGY;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034444082     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2000.10132015     Document Type: Article

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