Development and Content Validity of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire |
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| Authors: | Beth Pfeiffer Wendy Coster Carole Tucker |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA;2. Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Boston, MA;3. Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Abstract: | Qualitative methodology was used to develop items for a questionnaire designed to examine the perspectives of parents regarding the impact of the sensory environment on participation for children aged 3 to 5 who have autism spectrum disorders. A total of 34 parents/caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders and 8 experts in autism spectrum disorders and/or measurement completed qualitative interviews for concept, content review, and cognitive interviewing. The result was a pool of 35 items for home/community domains for 3 scales. The outcome of this study was the development and content validation of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire. |
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| Keywords: | Autism effort environment participation sensory |
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