Development of the Assistance to Participate Scale (APS) for children's play and leisure activities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 738-745

  Bourke Taylor, Helen ^a   Law, M ^b   Howie, L ^a   Pallant, J F ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Children with disabilities; Family caregiving; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE SCALE; BIOMECHANICS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PLAY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNICAL AID;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 68549136821     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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