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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 481-489 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Child: Care, Health and Development |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
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Construct validity of the FOCUS© (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six) : A communicative participation outcome measure for preschool children. / Washington, Karla N.; Thomas-Stonell, Nancy; Oddson, Bruce; McLeod, Sharynne; Warr-Leeper, Geneese; Robertson, B.; Rosenbaum, P.
In: Child: Care, Health and Development, Vol. 39, No. 4, 07.2013, p. 481-489.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Construct validity of the FOCUS© (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six)
T2 - A communicative participation outcome measure for preschool children
AU - Washington, Karla N.
AU - Thomas-Stonell, Nancy
AU - Oddson, Bruce
AU - McLeod, Sharynne
AU - Warr-Leeper, Geneese
AU - Robertson, B.
AU - Rosenbaum, P.
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PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the construct validity of the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS©). This measure is reflective of concepts in the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health - Children and Youth framework. It was developed to capture 'real-world' changes (e.g. communicative participation) in preschoolers' communication following speech-language intervention. Method: A pre-post design was used. Fifty-two parents of 3- to 6-year-old preschoolers attending speech-language therapy were included as participants. Speech-language therapists provided individual and/or group intervention to preschoolers. Intervention targeted: articulation/phonology, voice/resonance, expressive/receptive language, play, and use of augmentative devices. Construct validity for communicative participation was assessed using pre-intervention and post-intervention parent interviews using the FOCUS© and the communication and socialization domains of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II (VABS-II). Results: Significant associations were found between the FOCUS©, measuring communicative participation, and the VABS-II domains for: (i) pre-intervention scores in communication (r = 0.53, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.30-0.70) and socialization (r = 0.67, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.48-0.80); (ii) change scores over-time in communication (r = 0.45, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.201-0.65) and socialization (r = 0.39, P = 0.002; 95% CI 0.13-0.60); and (iii) scores at post-intervention for communication (r = 0.53, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.30-0.70) and for socialization (r = 0.37, P = 0.003; 95% CI 0.11-0.50). Conclusions: The study provided evidence on construct validity of the FOCUS© for evaluating real-world changes in communication. We believe that the FOCUS© is a useful measure of communicative participation.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the construct validity of the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS©). This measure is reflective of concepts in the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health - Children and Youth framework. It was developed to capture 'real-world' changes (e.g. communicative participation) in preschoolers' communication following speech-language intervention. Method: A pre-post design was used. Fifty-two parents of 3- to 6-year-old preschoolers attending speech-language therapy were included as participants. Speech-language therapists provided individual and/or group intervention to preschoolers. Intervention targeted: articulation/phonology, voice/resonance, expressive/receptive language, play, and use of augmentative devices. Construct validity for communicative participation was assessed using pre-intervention and post-intervention parent interviews using the FOCUS© and the communication and socialization domains of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II (VABS-II). Results: Significant associations were found between the FOCUS©, measuring communicative participation, and the VABS-II domains for: (i) pre-intervention scores in communication (r = 0.53, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.30-0.70) and socialization (r = 0.67, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.48-0.80); (ii) change scores over-time in communication (r = 0.45, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.201-0.65) and socialization (r = 0.39, P = 0.002; 95% CI 0.13-0.60); and (iii) scores at post-intervention for communication (r = 0.53, P < 0.001; 95% CI 0.30-0.70) and for socialization (r = 0.37, P = 0.003; 95% CI 0.11-0.50). Conclusions: The study provided evidence on construct validity of the FOCUS© for evaluating real-world changes in communication. We believe that the FOCUS© is a useful measure of communicative participation.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Assessment
KW - Children
KW - Communication
KW - Early childhood
KW - Education
KW - Language
KW - Outcomes
KW - Speech
U2 - 10.1111/cch.12043
DO - 10.1111/cch.12043
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 481
EP - 489
JO - Ambulatory Child Health
JF - Ambulatory Child Health
SN - 0305-1862
IS - 4
ER -