Reliability and diagnostic characteristics of the JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised: Exploring the influence of raters level of experience

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Løvstad, Marianne ^a   Frøslie, Kathrine F ^a   Giacino, Joseph T ^d   Skandsen, Toril ^b   Anke, Audny ^c   Schanke, Anne Kristine ^a  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; disorders of consciousness; minimally conscious state; rehabilitation; vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMA RECOVERY SCALE REVISED; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORWAY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957571279     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181cec841     Document Type: Article

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