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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 64/5 (septembre-octobre 2010) . - p. 756-767

Titre :	Examining content validity and reliability of the assessment of children’s hand skills (ACHS): a preliminary study
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Chi-Wen CHIEN ; Ted Brown ; Rachael McDonald
Année de publication :	2010
Article en page(s) :	p. 756-767
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Activités vie quotidienne  Motricité  Pédiatrie
Résumé :	Objectives We developed the Assessment of Children’s Hand Skills (ACHS) to evaluate hand skills using naturalistic observation and examined the assessment’s interrater and test--retest reliability. Method We developed the hand skill framework, performed expert review, and pilot tested the ACHS. The ACHS’s reliability was examined by recruiting 54 children (30 typically developing children and 24 children with disabilities). Results The test--retest reliability for the ACHS was satisfactory at the individual item level (0.42 < or equal to k < or equal to 0.79) and the total scale level (Spearman’s r 5 0.78, p < .01). Moderate interrater agreement of the total scale scores was demonstrated (r 5 0.63, p < .01), but individual items exhibited varied interrater agreement. Conclusion The ACHS demonstrated adequate content validity and preliminary reliability evidence and could be used to quantify children’s hand skill use. Construct validity should be established in a clinical setting.
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[article] Examining content validity and reliability of the assessment of children’s hand skills (ACHS): a preliminary study [texte imprimé] / Chi-Wen CHIEN ; Ted Brown ; Rachael McDonald . - 2010 . - p. 756-767.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 64/5 (septembre-octobre 2010) . - p. 756-767

Mots-clés :	Activités vie quotidienne  Motricité  Pédiatrie
Résumé :	Objectives We developed the Assessment of Children’s Hand Skills (ACHS) to evaluate hand skills using naturalistic observation and examined the assessment’s interrater and test--retest reliability. Method We developed the hand skill framework, performed expert review, and pilot tested the ACHS. The ACHS’s reliability was examined by recruiting 54 children (30 typically developing children and 24 children with disabilities). Results The test--retest reliability for the ACHS was satisfactory at the individual item level (0.42 < or equal to k < or equal to 0.79) and the total scale level (Spearman’s r 5 0.78, p < .01). Moderate interrater agreement of the total scale scores was demonstrated (r 5 0.63, p < .01), but individual items exhibited varied interrater agreement. Conclusion The ACHS demonstrated adequate content validity and preliminary reliability evidence and could be used to quantify children’s hand skill use. Construct validity should be established in a clinical setting.
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