A Dutch ICF version of the activity inventory: Results from focus groups with visually impaired persons and experts

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 366-377

  Bruijning, Janna ^a   Van Nispen, Ruth ^a   Verstraten, Peter ^b   Van Rens, Ger ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Royal Visio (Formerly Sensis)   (Netherlands)

^c ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities and Participation; Activity Inventory; Focus groups; ICF; Low vision; Outcome measure; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 78649375431     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.528133     Document Type: Article

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