Computer-adaptive test to measure community reintegration of Veterans

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 557-566

  Resnik, Linda ^a,b   Tian, Feng ^c   Ni, Pengsheng ^c   Jette, Alan ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community reintegration; Computer adaptive test; Disability; Factor analysis; Measurement; Military healthcare; Outcomes assessment; Participation; Rehabilitation; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TESTS; DISABILITY; MILITARY HEALTHCARE; OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPATION; VETERANS;

FACE RECOGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; MEASUREMENTS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RATING; SOUNDING APPARATUS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION OF INJURED SERVICE MEMBER; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SEX; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COMPUTERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862691852     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.04.0081     Document Type: Article

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