Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART)

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Overview

Purpose
The Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART) is designed to assess how people with disabilities function as active members of their communities.
Administration Method
Interview
Administration Modes
  • Phone
  • In-person
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Population
Traumatic Brain Injury

Instrument Citation(s)

Whiteneck, G., Charlifue, S., et al. (1992). "Guide for use of the CHART: Craig handicap assessment and reporting technique." Englewood (CO): Craig Hospital.
Retrived from https://craighospital.org/uploads/CraigHospital.CHARTManual.pdf PDF

Psychometric Citation

  • Tozato, F., Tobimatsu, Y., et al. (2005). Reliability and validity of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique for Japanese individuals with spinal cord injury. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 205(4),357-366.https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.205.357

    Type of Publication
    Peer review
    Instrument Language
    Japanese
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    Mean=42.5 years; Range 22 to 78 years;Test Retest Reliability group- Mean 38.3 years;

    Sample: Age Group

    18-64 Years

    Sample: Countries/State

    Japan

    Sample: Disability Type

    Physical Disability

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    83.30%

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    293

    Reliability: Test-retest

    Pearson r item correlations between tests (r=.53 to 1.0)

    Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)

    Significant discriminant validity between employed and unemployed for time after injury, age at injury, barthel index, and Frenchay activities index variables

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional