Item selection in self-report measures for children and adolescents with disabilities: Lessons from cognitive interviews

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 559-565

  Eddy, Linda ^a   Khastou, Leyla ^b   Cook, Karon F ^c   Amtmann, Dagmar ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Cognitive interview; Self report measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 82855164038     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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