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Kung, Pei-Tseng; Tsai, Wen-Chen; Chiou, Shang-Jyh – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Research that identifies the determinants of low mammography use among disabled people is scant. This study examines the determining factors related to the low usage of mammography among women with disabilities. To identify the barriers that prevent women with disabilities from participating in mammography screening can help authorities conceive…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, Disabilities, Barriers
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Seiverling, Laura; Hendy, Helen M.; Williams, Keith – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study evaluated the 23-item Screening Tool for Feeding Problems (STEP; Matson & Kuhn, 2001) with a sample of children referred to a hospital-based feeding clinic to examine the scale's psychometric characteristics and then demonstrate how a children's revision of the STEP, the STEP-CHILD is associated with child and parent variables.…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Eating Disorders
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis; Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Fatouros, Ioannis; Giannakidou, Dimitra; Kourtessis, Thomas – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is an important risk factor in the development of children that can have a significant academic and social impact. This reinforces the need for its timely identification using appropriate assessment methods and accurate screening tests. The commonly used standardized motor test for the DCD identification…
Descriptors: Test Results, Screening Tests, Identification, Risk
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Matson, Johnny L.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Independent living is a goal for everyone, but often persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have major challenges in this respect. In fact, deficits in daily living skills are a hallmark of the condition. One of the most serious and potentially problematic of the independent living skills is difficulties or irregularities in eating. These…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Disabilities, Norms, Daily Living Skills