1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.1.35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.1.35</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Equivalence reliability of the functional independence measure for children (WeeFIM) administration methods. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The American Journal Of Occupational Therapy.: Official Publication Of The American Occupational Therapy Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Subject The topic of the resource Child; Female; Humans; Male; Interviews as Topic; Longitudinal Studies; Activities of Daily Living; Reproducibility of Results; Psychometrics; Observer Variation; Disability Evaluation; Preschool; infant; Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation; Developmental Disabilities/rehabilitation; Down Syndrome/rehabilitation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sperle PA; Ottenbacher KJ; Braun SL; Lane SJ; Nochajski S Description An account of the resource OBJECTIVE: This study examined the equivalence reliability of two administration methods for the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). The two methods were direct observation of child performance and parental interview. METHOD: Thirty children between the ages of 19 months and 71 months with identified developmental disabilities were included in this study. The direct observation and interview methods were administered in random order to each subject within a 3-week period. The direct observation was completed in the educational setting, and the WeeFIM interview was obtained by either in-person interview or telephone interview with the parent. RESULTS: The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for total WeeFIM ratings was .93, indicating consistency between the two administration methods. Analysis of the WeeFIM Motor (13 items) and Cognitive (5 items) domains yielded ICC values of .93 and .75, respectively, suggesting greater consistency for items measuring motor-related skills. CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate good agreement for total ratings when the WeeFIM is administered by direct observation and by interview with a parent. The findings establish the clinical usefulness of information collected by clinical interview. 1997 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.1.35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.5014/ajot.51.1.35</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 1997 Activities of Daily Living Backlog Braun SL Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation Child Developmental Disabilities/rehabilitation Disability Evaluation Down Syndrome/rehabilitation Female Humans Infant Interviews As Topic Journal Article Lane SJ Longitudinal Studies Male Nochajski S Observer Variation Ottenbacher KJ Preschool Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Sperle PA The American Journal Of Occupational Therapy.: Official Publication Of The American Occupational Therapy Association