Validity and Reliability of Assessment Tools for Measuring Unsupported Sitting in People With a Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1571-1577

  Boswell Ruys, Claire L ^a   Sturnieks, Daina L ^a   Harvey, Lisa A ^b   Sherrington, Catherine ^a,b   Middleton, James W ^b   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Posture; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549133810     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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