Rehabilitation Outcome Measures Text and Evolve eBooks Package

Dedication Acknowledgements Preface

SECTION 1 OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN CONTEXT

1 Outcome measurement and practice Introduction Chapter outline The outcomes movement Evidence based practice The role of professional organisations in promoting the systematic use of standardised outcome measure Summary

2 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Introduction Chapter outline What is ICF?

3 How to choose an outcome measure Introduction Chapter outline Project manage the process of choosing and using OMs How do I choose a measure to use in my clinical practice? Different types of measures Assessing the quality of a measure Summary

SECTION 2 MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES

4 Reliability: error in measurement Introduction Chapter outline What is reliability? How are studies of reliability analysed? What not to use or to interpret with caution Summary

5 Validity Introduction The description and methodology of validity Predicting the future - how can we use OMs to predict future events? Can the outcome measure tell the difference between two groups? Summary

6 Measuring change Introduction Chapter outline Studying responsiveness Summary

SECTION 3 OVERVIEW

7 Measuring mobility

8 Measuring physical activity

9 Measuring fatigue

10 Measurement in neurological conditions and rehabilitation

11 Evaluating satisfaction

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Mobility

Appendix 2 Physical activity

Appendix 3 Fatigue

Appendix 4 Neurological rehabilitation

Appendix 5 Patient satisfaction

Index