title: An interview technique in assessing retarded children. A comparative study of the reliability of the Children's Handicaps, Behaviour and Skills (HBS) Schedule.
abstract: A new assessment instrument the Children's Handicaps, Behaviour and Skills Schedule (HBS Schedule), constructed in England, has been used in a Danish epidemiological survey to interview the parents and professionals involved with 148 severely retarded children. Results as to reliability between informants and congruity with similar results from a study in Camberwell, England, are presented and discussed. It is concluded that the HBS Schedule constitutes a very valuable supplement in the evaluation of such children and deserves propagation for routine application, provided satisfactory instructions to interviewers can be given.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009048:Motor Skills; D011581:Psychological Tests