Rasch analysis of an instrument for measuring occupational value: Implications for theory and practice

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-128

  Eklund, Mona ^a,b   Erlandsson, Lena Karin ^a,c   Persson, Dennis ^a   Hagell, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Meaningful activity; Measurement; Occupational therapy; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SWEDEN; VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; OUTPATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 69149107045     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120802596253     Document Type: Article

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