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Assessment Tools: A User's Manual for the volitional questionnaire

The assessment tool collection encompasses all assessments that are used in medical rehabilitation with a primary focus on physical therapy and occupational therapy.

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A User's Manual for the volitional questionnaire

Author: Carmen Gloria de las Heras

Summary: The Volitional Questionnaire (VQ) is an observational assessment tool that examines a person's motivation as represented in the concept of volition ... By systematically capturing how a person reacts to and acts within his/her environment, the VQ provides: insight into a person's inner motives, and ; informaiton about how the environment enhances or attenuates voliton.
Format: ii, 43 leaves ; 30 cm.

Library Record:  Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library Reserves (WB 555 H532u 1998 ATOOLS)

 

Determine Validity and Reliability    
To determine validity and reliability of this test copy and paste the search string into a PubMed (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users use this PubMed link):

("cognitive performance test") AND ((((("Reproducibility of Results"[Mesh]) OR "Sensitivity and Specificity"[Mesh])) OR (reliabl* OR valid*)) OR (sensitiv* AND specif*)) 

To search the validity and reliability in CINAHL copy and paste this search string into CINAHL (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users only)

(("cognitive performance test”) OR (IN cognitive performance test)) AND (( (MH "Reliability and Validity+") OR (MH "Measurement Issues and Assessments+") OR (MH "Predictive Validity") OR (MH "Sensitivity and Specificity") ) OR ( reliabil* OR valid* ) OR ( sensitivity and specificity ))

Use Policy

The Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library will provide assessment tools and outcome measures for loan to faculty, students and staff of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) with a valid University of Manitoba (U of M) Library ID. If you qualify to borrow a tool you will need to fill out and present this form to the NJMHSL Circulation staff.

 

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Borrowing Tools

Outside Library Use

Loans to Therapists not Affiliated with the U of M or WRHA

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