Psychometric Testing of Behavior Assessment for Children

Chuang, Hsiao-Ling; Kuo, Ching-Pyng; Liao, Wei-Chuan

doi:10.1016/j.anr.2015.10.010

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“…Compared with assessments of motor performance, the functional mobility tests are easy to administer and do not require special equipment (Reinders-Messelink et al, 1999;San Juan et al, 2007;Tanir & Kuguoglu, 2013). Functional assessment tests used less frequently (i.e., time to stand up from bed rest, lateral step up test, and sit to stand test) were not validated in children (Gilliam et al, (Chuang, Kuo, Li, & Liao, 2016) .31-.44 (Chuang et al, 2016) Correlations between subscales were high (in the .70s and .80s) when they addressed similar content. The BASC-2 was highly correlated (in the .90s) with the previous BASC ( (Li, Chung, Ho, Chiu, & Lopez, 2013) .67-.69 (Li et al, 2013) NR (Li et al, 2013) NR (Li et al, 2013) BSID .7-.82 NR Moderate to strong criterion validity was established for the child edition.…”

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Evaluation Tools for Physical Activity Programs for Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review

Shank

Chamorro-Viña

Guilcher

et al. 2019

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs

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Research on the benefits of physical activity (PA) in childhood cancer has been translated into a handful of community-based programs. However, to foster further translation, an understanding of how to evaluate participant outcomes would be beneficial to provide feedback to participants and stimulate future research. Such a review would provide a summary of acceptable tools for work in this area. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify the evaluation tools that have been used in PA/exercise studies or programs for childhood cancer. This review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies included in the review used physical and psychosocial evaluation tools within PA and exercise programs or research for childhood cancer. In addition, studies with measures of health behavior such as PA levels and activities of daily living were included. Tools that assessed physical fitness and physical performance were excluded. Information on the types of evaluation tools used, mean age of participants, and type of cancer was extracted. Psychometric properties of each evaluation tool are reported. The most commonly assessed patient outcomes were motor performance, fatigue, well-being, functional mobility, and quality of life. Less commonly reported patient outcomes were hope, self-efficacy, and self-perception. None of the evaluation tools reported in the PA/exercise and pediatric oncology literature assess physical literacy. This review was the first step in a knowledge translation process, identifying evaluation tools that have been used in PA/exercise programs in childhood cancer survivors, that will guide the development and evaluation of current and future community-based programs.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation Tools for Physical Activity Programs for Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review

Shank

Chamorro-Viña

Guilcher

et al. 2019

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs

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“…Self-regulation develops in early childhood and includes the skills of managing, planning and controlling cognitive, emotional and behavioral functions (Chuang et al, 2016;Denham, 2006;Montroy et al, 2016). These skills allow an individual to overcome personal barriers in order to be able to reach a particular goal and help the individual to adapt to the situation, environment and the individual's potential role to the fullest (Calkins, 2007;Chuang et al, 2016;Denham, 2006;Montroy et al, 2016). Self-regulation consists of three components.…”

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“…The cognitive component of self-regulation focuses on challenging the individual to do the right thing. The affective component involves expressing emotions in social situations, and the behavior component involves controlling one's impulses (Chuang et al, 2016;Denham, 2006).…”

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“…Behavioral issues must be evaluated during childhood so that such problems may be prevented before the individual has grown older (Taner, 2011;Ursache et al, 2012). The measuring instruments that have been developed around the concept of self-regulation make it possible to inquire into and assess childhood behavioral problems (Chuang et al, 2016).…”

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“…There are various measuring tools reported in the literature that are based on different approaches and models aimed at evaluating childhood behavior (Chuang et al, 2016;Glascoe, 2005;Lee, 2020;Weitzman & Leventhal, 2006). Some of these instruments have so many items included that filling out the questionnaires and calculating scores is quite timeconsuming (Glascoe, 2005;Weitzman & Leventhal, 2006).…”

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Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the behavior assessment for children (BAC) scale

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Behavioral problems are seen in one out of four school-age children. There are difficulties in evaluating children's behavior in Turkish culture and therefore a valid and reliable measuring tool is needed for assessing behavioral problems in this age group. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Behavior Assessment for Children (BAC). The study was conducted using the cross-sectional data collection method to examine the content validity, factor structure, measurement invariance, reliability of BAC based on data from 495 parents and 14 teachers. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was used for testing content validity. Reliability analysis was carried out with Cronbach's alpha, MacDonald's omega test, item total correlations, Spearman Brown's and Guttman's split-half reliability coefficients, percent agreement and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Construct validity was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The measurement invariance was examined by multiple-group CFA. The CVI of the BAC was found to be .92. Three models were tested with CFA, and a 17-item, three-factor (attention, emotion, self-control) structure of the BAC was finally supported; this dimensional structure proved to be invariant across gender. Factor loadings varied between .56 and .83. Cronbach's alpha was .93; ICC was .60. Percent agreement varied between 41.6%-63.1%. It was determined that the BAC scale is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to assess the behavioral problems of Turkish children. Its results can moreover contribute to the cross-cultural study of behavior problems and add to worldwide discussions.

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Sleep and its variability in relation to behavioral outcomes in school‐age children with overweight and obesity

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Tung

Huang

et al. 2023

Research in Nursing & Health

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This was a cross‐sectional study to examine sleep and its variability in relation to behavioral outcomes in school‐age children with overweight and obesity. A total of 246 school‐age children with overweight or obesity were recruited between 2019 and 2021 from 10 public elementary schools in Northern Taiwan. Parents completed sleep and behavior questionnaires, with children wearing an actigraphy monitor for 7 days. Average daily sleep duration by actigraphy was 7.52 h, with 84.6% of the children having clinically significant sleep disturbance scores and 68.3% having a total behavior problem score in the clinical range. Children were categorized by median split for sleep duration and sleep duration variability. Multivariate regression analyses showed that children in the insufficient (duration)‐stable (variability) sleep category had significantly higher scores for emotion problems (B = 0.94, p = 0.01), self‐control problems (B = 1.61, p < 0.01), and total behavior problems (B = 3.38, p < 0.01) compared to children in the sufficient‐stable sleep (reference) category. Children in the insufficient‐variable sleep category had significantly higher self‐control problem scores compared to children in the reference category (B = 1.03, p < 0.05). Findings from our study suggest that school‐age children with overweight and obesity coexist with sleep and behavioral problems, and those who have consistently insufficient sleep are at the greatest risk for the worst behavioral outcomes. Screening for sleep habits and behavioral problems should be considered a standard practice in pediatric overweight and obesity.

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Psychometric Testing of Behavior Assessment for Children

Abstract: The BAC is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating behavioral problems in school-aged children.

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Evaluation Tools for Physical Activity Programs for Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review

Evaluation Tools for Physical Activity Programs for Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the behavior assessment for children (BAC) scale

Sleep and its variability in relation to behavioral outcomes in school‐age children with overweight and obesity

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