Assessment in Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, julia ven deusen

ND DIOSE Psychometric Reference co ES Properties AIs et aI., 1982; Als cz Conunents Reliability: IR = examiners et aL 1988a, =i must be trained in adminis­ 1988b min Standardized assessment of tration and in scoring at -n subsystem stability before, 0.90 level prior to using Als, 1984 0 during, and after adminis­ the assessment tration of 27 items and 19 Brazelton, 1973, C reflexes arranged accord­ Validity: Content validity 1984 ;J:J ing to amount of stimula­ based on NBAS; construct tion provided; scoring and validity discriminates at­ Morgan et aI., 1988 :l interpretation are com­ risk, high-risk, and normal plex and require in-depth infants G) training Reliability: IR = examiners 'T' min Observation and time must be trained in observa­ samples of physiologic, tions and in scoring at ;J:J motor, and state behaviors; 0.90 level prior to using approach and withdrawal the assessment m signs immediately prior to, during, and after a Content validity: Based on :r=; procedure; individualized APIB care and follow- m up plans are developed Reliability: IR = examiners 0 based on the assessment must be trained in observa­ :.> tions and in scoring at min Designed to show parents 0.90 level prior to using Cfl their infant'5 capabilities the assessment Cfl with emphasis on eliciting the best response; 37 Content validity: Based on m items scored on a 9-point wide test use scale and 19 reflexes Cfl (based on Prechtl, 1977) Sample: 54 normal, full-term scored on a 3-point scale. infants and 298 randomly Cs:fl Manual describes adminis­ selected infants in the tration, scoring, and NICU m interpretation; frequently Z used in research Reliability: IR = 0,88 on indi­ --i Standardized battery; vidual test items and 0,95 domains: tone and motor on section scores patterns, primitive reflexes, Validity: Content established and behavioral responses. by review of research on Scored on a three-point infant assessment; con­ scale and summed for all struct validity discriminates sections; behavioral re­ between high-risk and nor­ sponses section also in­ mal infants cluded cluster scores. Mean and standard devia­ tions for both groups are given