| Author(s) |
Bruce Oddson Karla Washington Bernadette Robertson Nancy Thomas-Stonell Peter Rosenbaum |
| Volume | 37 |
| Number | 2 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Page(s) | 170-174 |
| Language | English |
| Category | |
| Keywords |
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY OUTCOME RESEARCH RELIABILITY PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES |
| Abstract |
The present study was conducted to evaluate the reliability of the FOCUS© (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six). The FOCUS© is intended to measure the functional change in real-world communication associated with speech-language therapy. Clinicians administer this test by interviewing parents before and after treatment. The inter-rater reliability of detected change was high when evaluating preschool children (n = 13). Results indicate that this measure is reliable for both practical and research purposes. The necessity of establishing reliability is discussed, as are limitations of the FOCUS©. La présente étude a été menée pour évaluer la fiabilité de la méthode FOCUS© (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six). FOCUS© veut mesurer le changement fonctionnel dans la communication associée aux thérapies en orthophonie. Les cliniciens administrent ce test en interviewant les parents avant et après traitement. La fiabilité inter-évaluateurs du changement détecté était élevée lors de l’évaluation d’enfants d’âge préscolaire (n = 13). Les résultats indiquent que cette mesure est fiable à la fois en clinique et en recherche. La nécessité d’établir la fiabilité est discutée, ainsi que les limites associées à FOCUS©. |
| Record ID | 1127 |
| Link | https://cjslpa.ca/files/2013_CJSLPA_Vol_37/No_02_128-181/Oddson_Washington_Robertson_Thomas-Stonell_Rosenbaum_CJSLPA_Summer_2013.pdf |
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