Test-retest reliability and cross validation of the functioning everyday with a wheelchair instrument

Assistive Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-77

  Mills, Tamara L ^a   Holm, Margo B ^b   Schmeler, Mark ^b  

^a Rehab Wellness Works Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Instrument development; Mobility; Outcomes measurement; Seating; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; MOBILITY; OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT; SEATING;

CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEAT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34447558118     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2007.10131866     Document Type: Article

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