Methods to assess the validity of the interRAI Acute Care: A framework to guide clinimetric testing

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-306

  Wellens, Nathalie I H ^a   Milisen, Koen ^a,b   Flamaing, Johan ^b   Moons, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aged; clinimetric testing; geriatric assessment; interRAI Acute Care; validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84858122969     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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