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Feasibility, Test-Retest Reliability, and Interrater Reliability of the Modified Ashworth Scale and Modified Tardieu Scale in Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Waninge, A.; Rook, R. A.; Dijkhuizen, A.; Gielen, E.; van der Schans, C. P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Caregivers of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) often describe the quality of the daily movements of these persons in terms of flexibility or stiffness. Objective outcome measures for flexibility and stiffness are muscle tone or level of spasticity. Two instruments used to grade muscle tone and spasticity are the…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Interrater Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Severe Mental Retardation
Determining Alertness in Individuals with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: The Reliability of an Observation List
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Munde, Vera; Vlaskamp, Carla; Ruijssenaars, Wied; Nakken, Han – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
In the support of individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), assessing the level of alertness is a recurring issue for parents and other direct support persons. Although observations show clear advantages above and beyond other assessment methods, there are problems related to this method as well. Subjectivity of…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Observation, Severe Disabilities, Cognitive Ability
Quantitative Assessment of Motor and Sensory/Motor Acquisition in Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Infants and Young Children. Volume II: Interobserver Reliability Results for the Procedures.
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1981
The second of a three volume report on a University of Kansas approach to developing quantitative measures of motor and perceptual motor functioning in nonhandicapped and severely/multiply handicapped infants and young children presents interobserver reliability results from the measures described in volume 1. Some studies also include a limited…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Evaluation Methods, Infants, Motor Development
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist with Children and Adolescents with Dual Diagnosis.
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Rojahn, Johannes; Heisel, William J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
The appropriateness of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) was investigated with 199 youngsters with dual diagnosis of mental retardation and psychiatric disturbance. With some cautions, the ABC is recommended, based on the robustness of its factor structure, clinically meaningfulness of the subscale scores, and internal consistency of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Reliability of the Assessment of Dual Diagnosis (ADD).
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Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
The initial psychometric properties of the Assessment for Dual Diagnosis (ADD), a new scale designed to screen for psychopathology in individuals with mild and moderate mental retardation, was examined. The ADD was found to have high stability across raters, high stability over time, and good internal consistency. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Mild Mental Retardation
Assessment of Depression in Persons with Mental Retardation.
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Reynolds, William M.; Baker, Jean A. – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1988
The Self-Report Depression Questionnaire (SRDQ), a measure of depressive symptomatology in persons with mental retardation, was administered to 89 mentally retarded adults living in community-based settings. The SRDQ demonstrated high internal consistency reliability, as well as moderate stability over an 11-week period. Content validity and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Depression (Psychology), Evaluation Methods