A psychometric analysis of the Needs Assessment Checklist (NAC)

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 490-501

  Berry, C ^a   Kennedy, P ^a,b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Needs Assessment Checklist; Outcome measurement; Psychometric validation; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041828525     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101460     Document Type: Article

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