The adaptive behavior scale-residential and community (part I): towards the development of a short form.
A potential 24-item short form (SABS) of the 73-item Adaptive Behavior Scale-Residential and Community (Part I) (ABS-RC2; Nihira et al., 1993a, b) was developed, based on data from two diverse UK samples of adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential services (n = 560 and 254). SABS factor and total scores showed good internal reliability in both samples (alpha 0.89-0.98), and were highly correlated with their full ABS-RC2 Part I equivalents (r = 0.97-0.99). Regression equations were calculated for SABS factor and total scores against their full ABS-RC2 Part I equivalents. Levels of agreement between predicted quartile scores (derived from the regression equations) and actual full ABS-RC2 Part I quartile scores were high (kappa 0.75-0.89; percentage agreement 82%-92%). It is concluded that the SABS is a potentially useful research tool, although further work is clearly needed to establish the reliability and cross-cultural validity of the instrument.
Hatton
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Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK. c.hatton@lancaster.ac.uk
Emerson
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Robertson
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Gregory
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Kessissoglou
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Perry
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Felce
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Lowe
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Walsh
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Linehan
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Hillery
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D006113:United Kingdom