Clinical utility and psychometric properties of the Disability Rating Scale with individuals with traumatic brain injury

Michael W Williams; Evan L Smith

doi:10.1037/rep0000168

Clinical utility and psychometric properties of the Disability Rating Scale with individuals with traumatic brain injury

Rehabil Psychol. 2017 Aug;62(3):407-408. doi: 10.1037/rep0000168.

Authors

Michael W Williams¹, Evan L Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

PMID: 28836811
DOI: 10.1037/rep0000168

Abstract

This Rehabilitation Measures Database summary provides a review of the psychometric properties of the Disability Rating Scale (DRS) which is an observer-rated instrument designed to measure general functional disability in individuals with traumatic brain injury. A full review of the DRS as well as reviews of over 300 other instruments can be found at www.rehabmeasures.org. (PsycINFO Database Record

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Injuries, Traumatic / diagnosis*
Brain Injuries, Traumatic / physiopathology*
Disability Evaluation*
Humans
Psychometrics
Surveys and Questionnaires*