Environmental factors item development for persons with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe methods used in operationalizing environmental factors; to describe the results of a research project to develop measures of environmental factors that affect participation; and to define an initial item set of facilitators and barriers to participation after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.

Design

Instrument development included an extensive literature review, item classification and selection, item writing, and cognitive testing following the approach of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.

Setting

Community.

Participants

Content area and outcome measurement experts (n=10) contributed to instrument development; individuals (n=200) with the target conditions participated in focus groups and

SUBMITTER: Heinemann AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4593403 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature