The item level psychometrics of the behaviour rating inventory of executive function-adult (BRIEF-A) in a TBI sample

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1646-1657

  Waid Ebbs, J Kay ^a   Wen, Pey Shan ^b   Heaton, Shelley C ^c   Donovan, Neila J ^d   Velozo, Craig ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Health Outcomes and Policy ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BRIEF A; Executive function; Measurement; Rasch analysis; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84869474444     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.700087     Document Type: Article

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