Examining construct validity of a new naturalistic observational assessment of hand skills for preschool‐ and school‐age children

Chien, Chun-Ru; Brown, Ted; McDonald, Rachael

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.00997.x

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“…Person fit was also examined using infit and outfit MnSq, where an infit or an outfit MnSq value > 1.4 indicates a misfit respondent. Using the person fit statistics, the person response validity can be examined for logical hierarchical ordering [ 27 ]. Fisher et al [ 28 ] suggested that the person response validity of children’s school task-related measures could be established when < 5% of children is misfit.…”

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Psychometric evaluation, using Rasch analysis, of the WHOQOL-BREF in heroin-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: further item validation

Chang

Wang

Tang

et al. 2014

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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BackgroundThe brief version of World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF), a useful outcome measure for clinical decision making, has been evaluated using classical test theory (CTT) for psychometric properties on heroin-dependent patients. However, CTT has a major disadvantage of invalid summated score, and using Rasch models can overcome the shortcoming. The purpose of this study was using Rasch models to evaluate the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF for heroin-dependent patients, and the hypothesis was that each WHOQOL-BREF domain is unidimensional.MethodsTwo hundred thirty six participants (24 females, mean [SD] age = 38.07 [7.44] years, first used heroin age = 26.13 [6.32] years), with a diagnosis of opioid dependence, were recruited from a methadone maintenance treatment program. Each participant filled out the WHOQOL-BREF. Parallel analysis (PA) and Rasch rating scale models were used for statistical analyses.ResultsBased on the PA analyses, four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF were unidimensional. The Rasch analyses showed three negatively worded items (2 in Physical and 1 in Psychological) reported as misfits that may not contribute to the Physical and Psychological domains; one positively worded item in the Physical domain may be redundant. All values for the separation indices were above 2 except for the person separation index in the Physical domain (1.93). Category functioning and item independency of four WHOQOL-BREF domains were supported by the Rasch analyses, and there were 5 items showing the differential item function (DIF) for positive versus negative HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection.ConclusionsThe WHOQOL-BREF is a valid outcome measure for assessing general quality of life for substance abusers in terms of physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors. It can also be used as a treatment outcome measure to evaluate the effect of treatments for substance abusers. However, the three misfit negatively worded items should be used with caution because the substance abuser may not fully understand their meaning. Future research may apply cognitive interviews to determine the cognitive functioning of substance abusers and their interpretation of negatively worded items.

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Psychometric evaluation, using Rasch analysis, of the WHOQOL-BREF in heroin-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: further item validation

Chang

Wang

Tang

et al. 2014

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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“…Observations and scoring were done while children performed the selected activities for 20-30 minutes at their preschools. Evidence for the content, construct, discriminant and convergent validity of ACHS were demonstrated, indicating that this assessment can be used with confidence to measure children's real-life hand skill performance 31,33,34 . ACHS is also reported to have acceptable intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability to quantify children's hand skills use 32,33 .…”

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The effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills among preschool children: a case-control study

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Background: Little is known on how time spent on touch-screen technology affects the hand skills development of preschool children. This study aimed to investigate the effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills among preschool children. Methods: Case-control design was employed to compare the hand skills of children who were engaged in touch-screen technology. A total of 128 participants aged between five and six years old who attended preschool were recruited and divided into two groups: high usage touch-screen technology (HUTSTG) and, low usage touch-screen technology (LUTSTG). Children's Hand Skills ability Questionnaire (CHSQ) and Assessment of Children's Hand Skills (ACHS) were used to evaluate the children's hand skills. Results: There were significant differences in the hand skills of preschool children between HUTSTG and LUTSTG. Results showed that preschool children in LUTSTG had better hand skills in all domains of CHSQ (p≤0.001) and ACHS (p<0.001) as compared to HUTSTG. Conclusion: Frequent use of touch-screen technology might cause disadvantages to the development of hand skills among preschool children.

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“…) and the Assessment of Children's Hand Skills (Chien et al . ). A series of activities that require hand use, namely flossing, brushing teeth and rinsing mouth by holding a cup, form or contribute to a larger goal of managing one's oral hygiene and is thus considered as children's participation in life situations in the role of self‐carer.…”

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“…In their view, participation is the extent of engagement in the full range of activities that accomplish the larger goals (Coster & Khetani 2008). By using this conceptual division to hand use assessment contexts, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush and brushing one's teeth is one example of simple or short sequence of functional actions that are the focus of assessment at the activity level such as the ABILHAND-Kids (Arnould et al 2004) and the Assessment of Children's Hand Skills (Chien et al 2012). A series of activities that require hand use, namely flossing, brushing teeth and rinsing mouth by holding a cup, form or contribute to a larger goal of managing one's oral hygiene and is thus considered as children's participation in life situations in the role of self-carer.…”

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Measures of participation outcomes related to hand use for 2‐ to 12‐year‐old children with disabilities: a systematic review

Chien

Rodger

Copley

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Many interventions have been used to improve children's hand-related impairments or hand skill performance in functional activities so as to promote life participation. There is thus a need to have suitable instruments assessing children's participation in life situations that specifically require hand use in order to support and evaluate such interventions. This systematic review investigated the availability of potential instruments that can be used to assess children's participation specifically in life situations requiring hand use. Clinical utility and evidence for psychometric properties were also sourced. Database searches initially identified measures that were used to evaluate participation of children aged 2-12 years, involved self- or proxy report or interview administration and had generic application for a range of disabilities/diagnoses. These measures were further evaluated to determine if they fulfilled the above inclusion criteria and contained at least 60% of the items involving hand use. Further searches for psychometric evidence were undertaken for the eligible measures. Fourteen measures were identified and nine met the inclusion criteria. However, none of these measures, except for the Children Helping Out: Responsibilities, Expectations, and Supports (CHORES), contained all items related to hand use. Most of the included measures had limited psychometric properties. Only the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment/Preferences for Activities of Children (CAPE/PAC), the School Function Assessment-Participation section (SFA-P) and the Children Participation Questionnaire (CPQ) revealed sufficient evidence of validity and reliability. The findings suggest a need for adapting existing participation measures or developing new ones that specifically assess participation in life situations requiring hand use to support interventions.

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Examining construct validity of a new naturalistic observational assessment of hand skills for preschool‐ and school‐age children

Abstract: This study provided preliminary evidence supporting the construct validity of the Assessment of Children's Hand Skills for its clinical application in assessing children's real-life hand skill performance in Australian contexts.

Cited by 11 publications

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Psychometric evaluation, using Rasch analysis, of the WHOQOL-BREF in heroin-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: further item validation

Psychometric evaluation, using Rasch analysis, of the WHOQOL-BREF in heroin-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: further item validation

The effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills among preschool children: a case-control study

Measures of participation outcomes related to hand use for 2‐ to 12‐year‐old children with disabilities: a systematic review

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