Occupational Therapy Observation Tool-Adjustment Support Details for autistic children: Investigation of content validity and clinical utility.
autism spectrum disorder
consumer and community involvement
occupational therapists
reasonable assessment accommodations
standardised testing
Journal
Australian occupational therapy journal
ISSN: 1440-1630
Titre abrégé: Aust Occup Ther J
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 15420200R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Dec 2023
26 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
29
11
2023
received:
18
06
2023
accepted:
05
12
2023
medline:
27
12
2023
pubmed:
27
12
2023
entrez:
27
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Standardised testing is crucial for autistic children to receive appropriate interventions, necessary services, and funding. Behaviours associated with autism can hinder children's test performance and participation. The 18-item, two-page Occupational Therapy Observation Tool-Adjustment Support Details (OTOT-ASD) is used in conjunction with standardised assessments. The OTOT-ASD enables the recording of autism-related behaviours and the reasonable assessment accommodations made to support participation in testing. The current study aims to investigate the content validity and clinical utility of the OTOT-ASD from occupational therapists' perspectives. A specifically designed online questionnaire was distributed Victoria-wide to occupational therapists with clinical experience with autistic children. The questionnaire was designed in line with the COnsensus-based Standards for selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN), including relevance, comprehensiveness, and comprehensibility of items evaluated for content validity. Applicability and clinical usefulness were also investigated. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Seventy-one occupational therapists responded to the questionnaire and 46 provided a full dataset. Over 96% of the respondents considered documenting behaviours and testing accommodations as important, yet less than 45% reported having resources to record this information. Ninety-five percent of the respondents perceived the OTOT-ASD to be useful in clinical practice. Over 70% agreed that OTOT-ASD items were significantly relevant to practice and comprehensive. To improve comprehensibility, identified items were altered following feedback. The findings suggest that the OTOT-ASD is clinically useful and content validity is sound. Further research on other psychometric properties of the OTOT-ASD and users' qualitative experiences in utilising the tool is recommended.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38148581
doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12924
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Occupational Therapy Australia.
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