Goal attainment scaling as a measure of meaningful outcomes for children with sensory integration disorders

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-259

  Mailloux, Zoe ^a   May Benson, Teresa A ^b   Summers, Clare A ^c   Miller, Lucy Jane ^d   Brett Green, Barbara ^d   Burke, Janice P ^a   Cohn, Ellen S ^e   Koomar, Jane A ^f   Parham, L Diane ^g   Roley, Susanne Smith ^h   Schaaf, Roseann C ^a   Schoen, Sarah A ^d  

^a Pediatric Therapy Network   (United States)

^b Occupational Therapy Associates   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Spiral Foundation   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal attainment scaling (GAS); Pediatric; Sensory integration; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GOALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249696380     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.61.2.254     Document Type: Review

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