Assessment of the therapeutic alliance in physical rehabilitation: A RASCH analysis

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-266

  Hall, Amanda Marie ^a   Ferreira, Manuela L ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^b   Ferreira, Paulo ^b   Latimer, Jane ^a   Maher, Chris G ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physical rehabilitation; therapeutic alliance; WATOCI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655198220     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.606344     Document Type: Article

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