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Stability of Measures of the Home Environment for Families of Children with Severe Disabilities.
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Rousey, Ann Maria; Wild, Margaret; Blacher, Jan – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
Evaluation of the home environments of 64 families of children with severe disabilities 7 and 9 years after the initial assessment found a high degree of stability, especially on the Family Environment Scale (FES). However, internal consistency reliability of the FES was lower for these families than in the standardization samples. (Contains…
Descriptors: Children, Family Environment, Longitudinal Studies, Rating Scales
The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Antibody in Home-Reared Individuals with Down Syndrome.
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Pueschel, Siegfried M.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This study found no significant difference in the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigens or antibodies between 180 noninstitutionalized subjects (ages 1-29) with Down's syndrome and 155 subjects without Down's syndrome. This finding contrasts with previous findings with institutionalized Down's syndrome subjects. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Incidence, Diseases, Downs Syndrome
The HOME Inventory: A New Scale for Families of Pre- and Early Adolescent Children with Disabilities.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Construction, field testing with children with disabilities, and analysis of the preliminary version of the Preadolescent Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (PA-HOME) are described. The paper concludes that the assessment is a reasonably reliable scale with moderate correlations with other measures of the family environment.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Environment, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools