Validation of the action research arm test using item response theory in patients after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 375-380

  Koh, Chia Lin ^a   Hsueh, I Ping ^b   Wang, Wen Chung ^c   Sheu, Ching Fan ^d   Yu, Tzu Ying ^b   Wang, Chun Hou ^e   Hsieh, Ching Lin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arm; Cerebrovascular accident; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33750451592     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970600803252     Document Type: Article

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