TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - The assessment of motor and process skills applied cross-culturally to the Japanese
JO  - American journal of occupational therapy
A1  - Goto, S.
A1  - Fisher, A. G.
A1  - Mayberry, W. L.
SP  - 798
EP  - 806
VL  - 50
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were to examine the cross-cultural validity of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) as well as the reliability of raters from different cultures. METHOD: Six trained raters from diverse cultural backgrounds scored 10 Japanese subjects' performances on familiar and culturally relevant tasks of their own choosing. RESULTS: Results indicated high cross-cultural validity and interrater reliability for the AMPS, as indicated by goodness of fit of subjects and raters via the many-faceted Rasch measurement model. The relative rater severity was also evaluated cross-culturally by the standardized difference (z). The Japanese rater and one of the three American raters varied significantly in severity between their scoring of Japanese subjects versus European subjects. CONCLUSION: The results support the hypothesis that the AMPS can be used as a cross cultural instrumental activities of daily living assessment. Further study is needed to clarify the issue of possible cultural bias in rater severity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-9490
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -