Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages S41-S51 , November 2009

Further Development of the Multiple Errands Test: Standardized Scoring, Reliability, and Ecological Validity for the Baycrest Version

Presented to the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 1, 2006; the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Chicago, IL, September 30, 2005; and the International Neuropsychological Association, St Louis, MO, February 4, 2005.

  • Deirdre R. Dawson, PhD, OT Reg (ON)

      Affiliations

    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Deirdre R. Dawson, PhD, OT Reg (ON), Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON, Canada, M6A 2E1
    • ,
  • Nicole D. Anderson, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Paul Burgess, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Erin Cooper, MA

      Affiliations

    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Katherine M. Krpan, MA

      Affiliations

    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Donald T. Stuss, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 Supported by the McDonnell Foundation 21st Century Collaborative Activity Award and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Center for Stroke Recovery.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.07.012

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