Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaire (HPSQ)

• Autores: Sara Rosenblum
• Localización: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, ISSN 0272-9490, Vol. 62, Nº. 3, 2008, págs. 298-307
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • OBJECTIVE. This study was used to (1) develop an occupational therapy screening questionnaire (the Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaire [HPSQ]) to identify handwriting difficulties among school-aged children and (2) examine its reliability and validity.

    METHOD. The questionnaire�s content validity was established. Internal consistency, interrater and test�retest reliability, and concurrent and construct validity were initiated. Participants included 7-to 14-year-old (N = 230) typically developing school-aged children.

    RESULTS. The tool demonstrated good internal consistency (a = .90). Test�retest reliability for the score revealed an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of .84 and interrater reliability of ICC =.92 for the total questionnaire score. Construct and concurrent validity were also confirmed.

    CONCLUSION. The HPSQ is suitable for use by occupational therapists for identification of handwriting deficiency among school-aged children and is appropriate for varied academic and clinical uses. More studies with larger samples of varied age groups are required to further support the questionnaire�s reliability and validity.