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Reliability of an assessment used in formal accommodation services: Implications for adults with an intellectual disability*.

Background The Revised Irrabeena Core Skills Assessment (RICSA) is used in formal accommodation services and evaluates the functional skills of adults with an intellectual disability. The assessment is used to inform training for skills development. This study focused on establishing evidence for in...

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Published in:Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 301 - 310
Main Authors: Milasinovic, Vesna, Buchanan, Angus
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2013
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          Milasinovic, Vesna
          Buchanan, Angus
        affil: School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
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          Intellectual Disability
          Competency Assessment
          Functional Assessment
          Community Living
          Instrument Validation
          Interrater Reliability
          Human
          Residential Facilities
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
          Thematic Analysis
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Female
          Male
          Young Adult
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          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Regression
          Audiorecording
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Background The Revised Irrabeena Core Skills Assessment (RICSA) is used in formal accommodation services and evaluates the functional skills of adults with an intellectual disability. The assessment is used to inform training for skills development. This study focused on establishing evidence for interrater reliability of the RICSA. Method The RICSA was completed by 101 staff members on 30 adults living in group homes. Interviews were conducted with 9 staff members in order to identify potential issues that may affect the reliability of the assessment. Interrater reliability was analysed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and thematic analysis was conducted from the interview data. Results The ICC values ranged from .63 to .73 across the 5 main domains of the RICSA. Conclusions The agreement found may be regarded as unsatisfactory given that the use of the RICSA is to inform skills training for people with an intellectual disability.
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