Does parent report measure performance? A study of the construct validity of the Functional Mobility Scale

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Harvey, Adrienne ^a,b   Baker, Richard ^b   Morris, Meg E ^c   Hough, Janet ^d   Hughes, Marty ^d   Graham, H Kerr ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Nepean School   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY SCALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75349095030     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03354.x     Document Type: Article

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