Development and validation of an Arabic pediatric sensorimotor development test.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The main concern of Arab rehabilitation therapists is the paucity of a valid clinical assessment tool that fits the demographic and cultural specificities of the pediatric population. This study aimed to describe and validate a localized evidence-based instrument for assessing sensorimotor development in Saudi Arabian children.

Methods

The Arabic Pediatric Sensorimotor Development Test (A-P-SMDT) designed for Saudi Arabian preschoolers was used for 110 children (3-6 years) in this prospective cross-sectional study. The instrument has two constructs: sensorimotor integration and visual perception and visuomotor integration, with 10 themes and 52 items. Face, content and construct validity and internal consistency were calculated. Cronbach's α was used to test internal con

SUBMITTER: Alabdulkarim L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature