ACTIVLIM: A Rasch-built measure of activity limitations in children and adults with neuromuscular disorders

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 459-469

  Vandervelde, Laure ^a   Van den Bergh, Peter Y K ^b   Goemans, Nathalie ^c   Thonnard, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activity limitations; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); Neuromuscular disorders; Outcome assessment; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVLIM QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34249111476     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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