Improving measurement properties of the Recovery Assessment Scale with Rasch analysis

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Hancock, Nicola ^a   Bundy, Anita ^a   Honey, Anne ^a   James, Geoffrey ^b   Tamsett, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Pioneer Clubhouse   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Mental disorders; Outcome assessment (health care); Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855139898     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2011.001818     Document Type: Article

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