Towards an instrument targeting mobility-related participation: Nordic cross-national reliability

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 766-772

  Brandt, Åse ^a   Löfqvist, Charlotte ^b   Jónsdottir, Inga ^c   Sund, Terje ^d   Salminen, Anna Liisa ^e   Werngren Elgström, Monica ^b   Iwarsson, Susanne ^b  

^a Danish Centre for Assistive Technology   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Social Insurance Administration   (Iceland)

^d The Special Units Department   (Norway)

^e The Social Services Division   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Mobility limitation; Outcome assessment; Psychometrics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; DISABLED PERSON; FINLAND; ICELAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF HELP; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRUTCHES; DENMARK; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SWEDEN; WALKERS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 54049116386     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0244     Document Type: Article

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