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Reliable Assessment of Pain Behaviour in Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: The Development of an Instruction Protocol
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Enninga, Annemieke; Waninge, Aly; Post, Wendy J.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are vulnerable when it comes to experiencing pain. Reliable assessment of pain-related behaviour in these persons is difficult. "Aim" To determine how pain items can be reliably scored in adults with PIMD. Methods: We developed an instruction protocol for the…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Pain, Behavior, Adults
Being Reliable: Issues in Determining the Reliability and Making Sense of Observations of Adults with Congenital Deafblindness?
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Prain, M. I.; McVilly, K. R.; Ramcharan, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Most research into interactions with people who are congenitally deafblind involves observational data. In order for practitioners and researchers to have confidence in the findings of observational studies, researchers need to demonstrate that the processes employed are replicable and trustworthy. This paper draws on data from an…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Interrater Reliability, Researchers, Deaf Blind
A Criterion Validity Study of the Schizophrenia Subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA).
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Swiezy, Naomi B.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The validity of the schizophrenia subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA) was evaluated with 65 adults having mild to moderate mental retardation as well as either schizophrenia, depression, or no psychopathology. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted, as were interrater reliability analyses.…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Disability Identification
Identification of Conduct and Emotional Syndromes Using the Adelaide Behaviour Disorder Scale.
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Bond, Malcolm J.; Tustin, R. Don – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
This study assessed the psychometric properties of two subscales of the Adelaide Behaviour Disorder Scale that have been hypothesized to describe conduct problems and emotional problems of adults with intellectual disability. Criterion scores for identifying individuals needing clinical intervention were established and validated against…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Disability Identification, Eligibility
Assessment of Depression in Persons with Mental Retardation.
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Reynolds, William M.; Baker, Jean A. – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1988
The Self-Report Depression Questionnaire (SRDQ), a measure of depressive symptomatology in persons with mental retardation, was administered to 89 mentally retarded adults living in community-based settings. The SRDQ demonstrated high internal consistency reliability, as well as moderate stability over an 11-week period. Content validity and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Depression (Psychology), Evaluation Methods
Wisconsin Sensorimotor Pointing Assessment. Description of Design: Administration Manual. Trace Reprint Series.
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Huebner, Ruth A.; And Others – 1995
This manual describes the Wisconsin Sensorimotor Pointing Assessment (WSPA) for individuals with severe communication deficits complicated by other cognitive or motor disabilities, and provides guidelines for its administration. The WSPA was designed to quantify four categories of sensory and motor abilities necessary for initiating and accurately…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Aids (for Disabled)