Diagnostic Tests in Occupational Therapy: A Model for Evaluation Journal Articles

abstract

• This article describes a model for the evaluation of diagnostic tests used in occupational therapy. In this model, new diagnostic tests are compared to valid tests (“gold standard”), and their sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and agreement are calculated. The use of this method is illustrated with data from the Southern California Postrotary Nystagmus Test and the Stille-Werner Rotation Chair.

authors

• Law, Mary Catherine
• Polatajko, Helene J

status

• published 

publication date

• March 1987

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• Rehabilitation (Science Metrix)

published in

• OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health  Journal

keywords

• Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Rehabilitation
• Science & Technology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/153944928700700204

start page

• 111

end page

• 122

volume

• 7

issue

• 2