Reliability of standardized assessment for adults who are deafblind

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 545-553

  Guthrie, Dawn M ^a   Pitman, Robyn ^a   Stolee, Paul ^b   Strong, Graham ^b   Poss, Jeff ^b   Tjam, Erin Y ^c   Bowman, Lindsay ^a   Ashworth, Melody ^a   Hirdes, John P ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c St Mary's General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blindness; Deafblind disorders; Deafness; Dual sensory loss; Needs assessment; Psychometrics; Reliability; Reproducibility; Sensation disorders; Standardized assessment

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; DEAFBLIND DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DUAL SENSORY LOSS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SENSATION DISORDERS; STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT;

INSTRUMENTS; PULP COOKING; RELIABILITY;

RATING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFBLIND SUPPLEMENT; DEAFBLINDNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRESIDENT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOOD; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONTARIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960832030     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.09.0175     Document Type: Article

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