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100 1 _aAltman, Barbara M.
245 1 0 _aInternational Measurement of Disability :
_bPurpose, Method and Application.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing AG,
_c2016.
264 4 _c©2016.
300 _a1 online resource (355 pages)
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSocial Indicators Research Series ;
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Biography -- Introduction -- Highlights of the Parts -- Part I: Origin of the Washington Group and Issues in Disability Data Collection -- Part II: Census/Survey Questions: Purpose, Process and Testing -- Part III: Moving Forward: Extended Question Sets and Methodological Advances -- Part IV: Conclusions: Outcomes and Place of the Washington Group Measures in International Data -- References -- Part I: Origin of the Washington Group and Issues in Disability Data Collection -- Chapter 1: Background and Origin of the Washington Group: Improving the State of Disability Data -- Introduction -- The State of Disability Statistics -- United Nations International Seminar on Measurement of Disability -- City Groups -- The Washington Group on Disability Statistics -- Purpose of the WG -- WG Guiding Principles and Objectives -- Disability Measurement Considerations -- Determining the Framework -- Purpose of Disability Measure -- Coordination, Support and Promotion: The Ongoing Mission -- References -- Chapter 2: Cross-National Issues in Disability Data Collection -- Introduction -- Observation Errors in Measures of Disability -- Interviewer Errors -- Respondent Error Due to Cultural Factors -- Respondent Error Due to Non-cultural Factors -- Geographical Differences -- Translation of Questions -- Context of Poverty and Adversity -- Access to Health Care Service -- Survey Design in Cross Country Comparability -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3: Washington Group Meetings, Processes and Milestones -- Establishing Objectives and Organizing Washington Group Work -- Washington Group Governance -- The Short Set of Census Questions -- Development of Questions -- World Bank Development Grant -- Adoption of Short Set -- Monitoring the Use of the WG Short Set -- The WG Extended Sets of Measures on Disability.
505 8 _aPartnership with the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific -- Workplan for the Development of Extended Measures -- Further Examination of the WG Extended Set on Functioning (ES-F) -- Other Extended Sets -- UNICEF/WG Module on Child Functioning and Disability -- Regional Workshops and Technical Assistance -- New Initiatives -- Appendices -- Appendix I - The Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability -- Introductory Phrase -- Appendix II - List of Articles and Books Based on WG Activities or Utilizing the WG Short Set Questions -- Reference -- Part II: Census/Survey Questions: Purpose, Process and Testing -- Chapter 4: Purpose of an International Comparable Census Disability Measure -- Introduction -- Developing a Process to Establish the Purpose of a Census Measure -- Disability Measurement Matrix -- Decision Process for Identifying the Purpose of the WG Measures -- Evaluation of Purposes: Relevance and Feasibility -- Provision of Services -- Monitoring the Prevalence of Disability in the Population -- Assessing Equalization of Opportunity -- Summary -- Appendix -- Glossary Additions: For Washington Group Discussions -- References -- Chapter 5: Summary of Washington Group Question Evaluation Studies -- Introduction -- Question Evaluation Methodology -- Cognitive Interviewing -- Evaluation of the Washington Group Short Set -- Study Protocol -- Analysis and Findings -- Pattern Analysis of the Vision Domain -- Demographic Analysis of Error Patterns to Test for Comparability -- Evaluation of the Budapest Initiative Questions to Measure Health States -- Development of Q-Notes -- Evalution of the Washington Group Extended Set -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: The Harmonized Joint Pilot Tests for 2010 Population Census Round in Latin American Countries: An Integration Experience -- Introduction -- Background.
505 8 _aVariables, Concepts and Classifications -- Joint Pilot Tests -- Achievements -- The Joint Pilot Test on Disability -- Results and Analysis -- Correlation Analysis -- Final Remarks -- References -- Part III: Moving Forward: Extended Question Sets and Methodological Advances -- Chapter 7: Development of Disability Measures for Surveys: The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning -- Development of Disability Measures for Surveys: The Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning -- Background &amp -- Rational for the Development of the WG Extended Set Questions -- Cognitive Testing and Question Evaluation -- Developing Summary Measures for Individual Domains of the WG Extended Set -- Data Source and Study Population -- Hearing -- Pain -- Fatigue -- Affect (Anxiety and Depression) -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Matrix -- Washington Group/Budapest Initiative/UNESCAP/UNICEF Question Development Matrix -- References -- Chapter 8: The Asian Testing Experience -- Introduction -- The Process of Engagement -- Developing the Partnership -- The WG/ESCAP Project (2008-2010) -- Regional Workshops -- Regional Workshop on Promoting Disability Data Collection Through the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses: 8-10 April 2008 in Bangkok -- Count Us In: Towards Better Disability Measurement and Statistics in Asia and the Pacific: 8-10 December 2009 in Bangkok -- Training Workshops on Cognitive and Pilot Testing -- Training on Cognitive and Pilot Testing: 16-20 February 2009 -- Workshop on the Analysis of Cognitive Testing Interviews: 6-8 July 2010 -- Expert Group Meeting on the Analysis of the Second Round of Cognitive Testing on Disability: 1-3 February 2011 -- In Country Training and Support for Pilot Testing: June-September 2009 -- Participation in the WG Annual Meetings (Expand on This) -- Outcomes of Project -- Outcomes for the WG -- Outcomes for ESCAP.
505 8 _aOutcomes for Countries -- Conclusions -- References and Websites -- Chapter 9: The Challenges of Conducting National Surveys of Disability Among Children -- The Demand for Statistics on Child Disability -- Organisation of National Statistics Collections -- Classifications of Disability -- Conceptual and Definitional Issues -- Developmental Delay -- Capacity and Performance -- The Influence of the Family -- Educational Environment -- The Social Care and Welfare Environment -- Survey Procedures -- Sampling Children in National Surveys -- Survey Designs -- Length of Questionnaire -- Involvement of Children in the Assessment Process -- Analytical Issues -- Ethical Issues -- Methodology of National Surveys of Disability Among Children -- Australia -- Canada -- Great Britain -- New Zealand -- Northern Ireland -- United States -- Vietnam -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 10: Building a "Module on Child Functioning and Disability" -- Introduction -- Critical Issues in Childhood Disability Measurement -- Developing a Survey Module on Child Functioning and Disability -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Cognitive Analysis of Survey Questions for Identifying Out-of-School Children with Disabilities in India -- Background -- Methodology for Cognitive Testing of Survey Questions -- Overview -- Interviewing Methodology -- Training, Sample, and Interview Selection -- Analysis -- Testing the Questions -- Overall Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 12: Developing Tools to Identify Environmental Factors as Context for Disability: A Theoretical Perspective -- Introduction -- Objective of Understanding Environmental Role in Disability -- Considering Environment Issues Cross-culturally -- Current Forms of Measurement -- Three Approaches to Measurement -- Narrowing the Purpose of Data Collection.
505 8 _aHierarchy of Environmental Contexts and Participation Roles -- Contextual Overlap -- Discussion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 13: International Comparisons of Disability Prevalence Estimates: Impact of Accounting or Not Accounting for the Institutionalized Population -- Background and Hypotheses -- The Limits in the Population Survey Coverage -- Constraint for International Comparisons -- Options to Deal with the Population Excluded from the Survey Coverage -- Assessing the Impact of the Adjustment Options -- Data and Methods -- Disability Prevalence Estimates Based on Three Hypotheses -- The French Example -- The European Example -- Population Structure by Household Type -- Disability Data -- Results -- Activity Limitation Prevalence in HP and IP in France -- Variation in the Numbers of Persons with Activity Limitation by the Hypothesis Adopted -- For the Population Aged 85 and Over, Estimates Are Sensitive to the Hypotheses -- European Estimates -- Population Distribution by Type of Institution -- Disability Prevalence in the Netherlands, Italy and France -- Conclusion -- Annex -- References -- Part IV: Conclusions: Outcomes and Place of the Washington Group Measures in International Data -- Chapter 14: The Washington Group on the Improvement of Disability Statistics Globally: Perspectives from the Philippines -- Introduction -- PWDs and Statistics -- Efforts of the Philippine Statistical System on the Development and Improvement of Disability Statistics Prior to Its Involvement in the Washington Group -- The Environment for the Development of Disability Statistics in the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) -- Statistical Policies on Disability Statistics -- Coordination Mechanisms on Disability Statistics -- Disability Statistical Products and Services.
505 8 _aWashington Group Contribution to the Improvement of Disability Statistics in the Philippines.
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590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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