Research Projects
The University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation is engaged in several research projects including:
Project Outcomes
- Measuring pain in children By:Robin H. Ballard, BA; Joyce M. Engel, PhD; Dagmar Amtmann, PhD
- Cognitive interviewing By: Robin H. Ballard, BA; Erin L. Boespflug, BS; Nina Lang, BA; Becky Matter, MA; Joe Skala, MA; Salene Wu, BS; Kathryn M.Yorkston, PhD, BC-NCD; Dagmar Amtmann, PhD
- Measuring pain in homeless people By: Becky Matter, MA, Susan Kline, MN ARNP
- Communicating about the experience of pain and fatigue in disability By: Kathy Yorkston, Dagmar Amtmann, Joe Skala, Kurt Johnson, Erin Boespflug
- Pediatric cognitive interviews By: Linda Eddy, Kara Bogusz, Leyla Khastou, Mark Harniss, Dagmar Amtmann
- More project outcomes coming soon:
- Use of cognitive aids and other assistive technology by individuals with multiple sclerosis By: Alyssa Bamer, Kathy Yorkston, Kurt Johnson, Dagmar Amtmann
- Comparison of methods for developing very brief fatigue scales By: Karon Cook, Seung Choi, Dagmar Amtmann, Allison
- Prevalence of sleep disorders in individuals with multiple sclerosis By: Kurt Johnson, Alyssa Bamer, Dagmar Amtmann
- Depression in MS: A stable condition By: Bamer, D. Amtmann, D. Ehde, K. Johnson
- Having a fit: impact of distribution and number of items on CFA fit statistics—pain impact By: Karon Cook, Michael Kallen
- Linking pain items from two studies onto a common scale using item response theory By: Dagmar Amtmann, Karon Cook, Wen-Hung Chang, Dennis Reviki, Jin-She Lai
- Measuring fatigue in MS By: D. Amtmann, E. Boespflug, A. Bamer, K. Johnson
- Accessibility testing of PROMIS computer adaptive testing By: Mark Harniss, Dagmar Amtmann
