title: A review of criterion validation research on the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress for Families with Chronically Ill or Handicapped Members.
abstract: The Questionnaire on Resources and Stress for Families with Chronically Ill or Handicapped Members (QRS) has been used as a research instrument in studies that compared parents of clinical groups with normal controls, parents of children with different clinical conditions, and pre- and postinterventions. These studies are analyzed in terms of the relationship of 15 QRS scales to child variables (e.g., age, degree of handicap); parent variables (e.g., marital status, educational level); and family variables (e.g., nationality/culture). It was concluded that the QRS fulfills four requirements for an acceptable level of validity: (1) the relationship between predictor and criterion scores is statistically significant; (2) use of the test probably results in more correct decisions than would be made by resorting to base rates alone; (3) the test possesses some utility; it would result in some gain to the user; and (4) the test provides some unique information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA 90024.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holroyd
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests