Assessing and comparing the outcome measures for the rehabilitation of adults with communication disorders in randomised controlled trials: An International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health approach

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2272-2290

  Xiong, Tengbin ^a   Bunning, Karen ^a   Horton, Simon ^a   Hartley, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication disorders; health status assessment; ICF; outcome measure; randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80455178827     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.568666     Document Type: Review

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