Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives

© 2017 Occupational Therapy Australia. Background: The sense_assess© kids is a standardised, norm-referenced assessment designed to measure the functional somatosensation capacity of the upper limb of children with cerebral palsy. The objective of the current study was to determine if the sense_asse...

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Main Authors: Taylor, S., Mclean, B., Blair, E., Carey, L., Valentine, J., Girdler, Sonya, Elliott, Catherine
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62010
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author Taylor, S.
Mclean, B.
Blair, E.
Carey, L.
Valentine, J.
Girdler, Sonya
Elliott, Catherine
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Mclean, B.
Blair, E.
Carey, L.
Valentine, J.
Girdler, Sonya
Elliott, Catherine
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description © 2017 Occupational Therapy Australia. Background: The sense_assess© kids is a standardised, norm-referenced assessment designed to measure the functional somatosensation capacity of the upper limb of children with cerebral palsy. The objective of the current study was to determine if the sense_assess© kids was clinically acceptable to children and youth. Methods: A questionnaire was completed by participants following administration of the sense_assess© kids by a trained occupational therapist. Twenty-six children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy (aged 6-15 years six months; mean 10 years eight months; 16 boys) were recruited. Participants responded to questions regarding the administration and level of difficulty of the sense_assess© kids using a Q-Sort of 'like' and 'dislike', Likert scales and short answers. Content analysis was applied. Results: Twenty-one of twenty-six children, indicated that they were 'very happy' or 'happy' with the administration process of the sense_assess© kids. Most participants indicated that they liked the sensation they felt in the hand when tested. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the acceptability of sense_assess© kids for the population for whom it is intended.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-620102019-07-08T04:53:34Z Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives Taylor, S. Mclean, B. Blair, E. Carey, L. Valentine, J. Girdler, Sonya Elliott, Catherine © 2017 Occupational Therapy Australia. Background: The sense_assess© kids is a standardised, norm-referenced assessment designed to measure the functional somatosensation capacity of the upper limb of children with cerebral palsy. The objective of the current study was to determine if the sense_assess© kids was clinically acceptable to children and youth. Methods: A questionnaire was completed by participants following administration of the sense_assess© kids by a trained occupational therapist. Twenty-six children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy (aged 6-15 years six months; mean 10 years eight months; 16 boys) were recruited. Participants responded to questions regarding the administration and level of difficulty of the sense_assess© kids using a Q-Sort of 'like' and 'dislike', Likert scales and short answers. Content analysis was applied. Results: Twenty-one of twenty-six children, indicated that they were 'very happy' or 'happy' with the administration process of the sense_assess© kids. Most participants indicated that they liked the sensation they felt in the hand when tested. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the acceptability of sense_assess© kids for the population for whom it is intended. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62010 10.1111/1440-1630.12429 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted
spellingShingle Taylor, S.
Mclean, B.
Blair, E.
Carey, L.
Valentine, J.
Girdler, Sonya
Elliott, Catherine
Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title_full Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title_fullStr Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title_short Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives
title_sort clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: children and youth perspectives
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62010