Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the upper limb subscales of the motor assessment scale using a Rasch analysis model

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-322

  Miller, Kimberly J ^a   Slade, Anita L ^b   Pallant, Julie F ^c   Galea, Mary P ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Stroke; Upper extremity; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77951899025     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0519     Document Type: Article

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