Development and psychometric properties of the Hand-Use-at-Home questionnaire to assess amount of affected hand-use in children with unilateral paresis
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Geerdink, Yvonne, Aarts, Pauline, van der Holst, Menno, Lindeboom, Robert, van der Burg, Jan, Steenbergen, Bert and Geurts, Alexander C.. (2017). Development and psychometric properties of the Hand-Use-at-Home questionnaire to assess amount of affected hand-use in children with unilateral paresis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 59(9), pp. 919 - 925. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13449
Authors | Geerdink, Yvonne, Aarts, Pauline, van der Holst, Menno, Lindeboom, Robert, van der Burg, Jan, Steenbergen, Bert and Geurts, Alexander C. |
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Abstract | Aim: To describe the development of the parent‐rated Hand‐Use‐at‐Home questionnaire (HUH) assessing the amount of spontaneous use of the affected hand in children with unilateral paresis, and to test its internal structure, unidimensionality, and validity. Method: Parents of children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) and professionals participated in the development of the HUH. To examine internal validity, data of 322 children (158 males, 164 females; mean age 6y 7mo, standard deviation [SD] 2y 1mo) with unilateral CP (n=131) or neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) (n=191) were collected. Rasch analysis was used to examine discriminative capacity of the 5‐category rating scale as well as unidimensionality and hierarchy of the item set. Additionally, data of 55 children with typical development (24 males, 31 females; 6y 9mo, SD 2y 5mo) were used to examine construct validity. Results: The 5‐category rating scale was disordered in all items and was collapsed to obtain the best discriminating sum score. Ten misfitting or redundant items were removed. Eighteen hierarchically ordered bimanual items fitted the unidimensional model within acceptable range. The HUH significantly discriminated between the three groups (children with typical development, NBPP, unilateral CP; H(2)=118.985, p < 0.001), supporting its construct validity. Interpretation: The HUH is a valid instrument to assess the amount of spontaneous use of the affected hand in children with unilateral upper‐limb paresis. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology |
Journal citation | 59 (9), pp. 919 - 925 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 0012-1622 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13449 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85027545069 |
Page range | 919 - 925 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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