Many rating scales have been applied to the evaluation of dystonia, but only few have been
assessed for clinimetric properties. The Movement Disorders Society commissioned this task …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to perform a comprehensive systematic review of the
literature on voice-related patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in adults and to …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to calibrate the items for the Communicative
Participation Item Bank (CPIB; Baylor, Yorkston, Eadie, Miller, & Amtmann, 2009; Yorkston et …

Purpose To explore the similarities and differences in self-reported restrictions in
communicative participation across different communication disorders in community …

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to create an empirical classification system for
speech severity in patients with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Purpose To present a primarily conceptual introduction to item response theory (IRT) and
Rasch models for speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method This tutorial introduces …

Purpose This study aimed to identify contributors to communicative participation in adults
who stutter. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether psychosocial variables of self …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the minimally detectable change (MDC)
and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of a decline in speech sentence …

Communicative participation is restricted in many conditions associated with dysarthria. This
position paper defines and describes the construct of communicative participation. In it, the …

Purpose To provide preliminary evidence of the construct validity of the Communicative
Effectiveness Survey (CES) for individuals with dysarthria and idiopathic Parkinson's …