Reliability reconsidered: Cronbach's alpha and paediatric assessment in occupational therapy
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Reliability reconsidered: Cronbach's alpha and paediatric assessment in occupational therapy.
BACKGROUND/AIM Using reliable outcome measures is a necessity for the occupational therapy profession in enabling valid assessments of clients. Although Cronbach's alpha is the most widely applied index of internal consistency reliability, there are misconceptions about its use and interpretation. This paper aims to guide assessment developers in paediatric occupational therapy, as well as pra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0045-0766,1440-1630
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00785.x