Goal Attainment Scaling in brain injury rehabilitation: Strengths, limitations and recommendations for future applications

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 661-677

  Grant, Michele ^a,b,c   Ponsford, Jennie ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury rehabilitation; GAS; Goal Attainment Scaling; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84905377973     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2014.901228     Document Type: Article

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