In order to summarize the quality of each assessment tool with respect to the reported reliability, validity and responsiveness, a summary table, similar to Table 4 below is presented at the end of each review. The standards for rigor were adapted from McDowell and Newell’s (1996), as well as Andresen’s (2000) recent overview of Criteria for Outcome Measures. 

Table 4 Definitions of Rigor used to Rate the Psychometric Properties of the Measures

Assessments of rigor, using the above standards, are provided along with the evaluation ratings of the reliability, validity and responsiveness for each measure at the bottom of each summary. The information is presented in tabular format, as outlined below.

Summary tables of the extracted data (coefficients) can be obtained by contacting SCIRE at info@scireproject.com.