Reliability and validity of the revised Triple C: Checklist of Communicative Competencies for adults with severe and multiple disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-53

  Iacono, Teresa ^a,b   West, D ^b   Bloomberg, K ^b   Johnson, H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australia and the Communication Resource Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication; Direct carers; Intellectual disability; Proxy reports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHECKLIST; CHECKLIST OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCIES; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749208707     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01121.x     Document Type: Article

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