Abstract
The Infant Toddler Activity Card Sort (ITACS) is a new measure that engages caregivers in goal development by measuring participation in early childhood. Initial evaluation of the ITACS is required to assess its psychometric properties. To evaluate test–retest reliability, concurrent validity, and between-group differences of the ITACS. Caregivers (N = 208) of children 0–3 years, who were typically developing (TD) or had a developmental delay (DD), completed the ITACS and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory–Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) with repeat assessment after 2 weeks later (n = 117). The ITACS demonstrated moderate concurrent validity with the PEDI-CAT. Children with DD had significantly more activity concerns on the ITACS than TD. Adequate test–retest reliability was not achieved. The ITACS is a useful tool for identifying caregiver concerns in activity engagement; interventions can be tailored to address concerns and increase participation in childhood routines.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 259-267 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2021 |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported in part by institutional funding from the Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine and the Alvin R. Tarlov & John E. Ware Jr. Doctoral Dissertation Award in Patient Reported Outcomes. This work was accepted for presentation at the AOTA Annual Conference in 2019 and 2020. We would also like to thank M. Carolyn Baum PhD, FAOTA, and OTR for their contributions and support of this research
Keywords
- assessment
- caregivers
- children
- participation
- psychometrics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Occupational Therapy