The Reliability of the Japanese Manuals for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist in Daycare Center for Handicapped Children

Uesugi, Masayuki; Naruse, Susumu; Inoue, Yuichi; Nanba, Yoshifumi; Koeda, Hideki; Tushima, Eiki

doi:10.1589/jpts.22.57

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“…Since ABC-J was originally developed to measure pharmacotherapy effects on mentallyhandicapped persons in schools for handicapped persons, studies on physically-handicapped persons and infants must also be conducted. As the authors previously reported, the reliability of ABC-J is not high 15) . Therefore, more studies are required.…”

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What Problematic Behaviors are Observed among Mentally Handicapped Children Receiving Pediatric Physical Therapy?

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Abstract. [Purpose] This study aimed to examine problematic behaviors of mentally handicapped children receiving pediatric physical therapy, through applying the Japanese version of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist(ABC-J) to persons receiving pediatric physical therapy.[Subjects] Subjects were 26 handicapped children who had received pediatric physical therapy (18 males and 8 females, aged from 1 year and 4 months to 19 years and 10 months). The raters were 5 physical therapists and 1 occupational therapist.[Methods] The subjects were rated using ABC-J.[Results] Twenty-four of 26 subjects showed "Irritability", 23 subjects showed "Lethargy", 13 subjects showed "Stereotypy", 23 subjects showed "Hyperactivity", 12 subjects showed "Inappropriate speech". [Conclusion] "Irritability" "Lethargy" and "Hyperactivity" showed comparatively a stronger tendencies. However, all items were graded high in comparison with reports for Down syndrome. The results of this study suggest that the subjects of pediatric physical therapy show problem in problematic behaviors.

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What Problematic Behaviors are Observed among Mentally Handicapped Children Receiving Pediatric Physical Therapy?

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“…Physical therapists assessed the lethargy of the subject children as more problematic (average score: 8.1 ± 7.8) than occupational therapists did (average score: 3.8 ± 4.8). We previously studied the reliability of the ABC-J at pediatric facilities with operational and physical therapists as examiners 14) . In that study, the scores of some problematic behavior types were consistent and reliable between examiners, but the reliability of the lethargy scores was particularly low.…”

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Comparison of Problematic Behavior Assessment by Physical and Occupational Therapists

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Abstract. [Purpose] We used the Japanese version of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-J) to investigate whether or not physical therapists (PT) and occupational therapists (OT) assess problematic behaviors of handicapped children differently.[Subjects] The subjects were 11 mentally-retarded children undergoing physical therapy at T Hospital. The examiners were classified into two groups: PT and OT. Wilcoxon's signed rank sum test was conducted on the two groups' ABC-J scores for, irritability, lethargy, stereotypy, hyperactivity and inappropriate speech scores. [Results] No significant differences between the two groups were observed for most problematic behavior types, although the effect sizes were small. Physical therapists, however, assessed the lethargy of the subject children as more problematic than occupational therapists did. [Conclusion] The results that some bias may occur depending on examiner occupation, although the ABC-J allows anyone to be an examiner as long as he/she knows the subject child well.

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“…Physical therapists (PTs) often treat mentally handicapped children as well as physically handicapped children 1) . They therefore need to increase their understanding of mental retardation 2) , and physical therapy approaches are required to account for coexisting mental retardation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] . Problematic behaviors due to mental retardation are a disturbance factor in pediatric physical therapy.…”

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Examining the Intra-rater Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist Used for Handicapped Children

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Abstract. [Purpose] In this study, examines the intra-rater reliability of the Japanese version of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-J) was examined with physical therapists and occupational therapists serving as the raters.[Subjects] The subjects were 12 mentally retarded children. Physical therapists rated all 12 subjects, whereas occupational therapists rated 11 of the 12 subjects. Fifteen physical and occupational therapists subjects, excluding one subject. Raters were 15 PT and OT working at T Hospital who knew the subject children well served as the raters.[Method] Each rater individually assessed the subject children using the ABC-J. One month after the initial assessment, the same rater assessed the same children again. The first and second ABC-J scores were statistically analyzed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC).[Results] The ICCs (1.2) for the ABC-J scores ranged from 0.745 to 0.975, except for the inappropriate speech scores.[Conclusion] The ABC-J allows anyone to be a rater as long as he/she knows the subject well. The results showed that the assessments by the physical and occupational therapists were relatively reliable.

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The Reliability of the Japanese Manuals for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist in Daycare Center for Handicapped Children

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What Problematic Behaviors are Observed among Mentally Handicapped Children Receiving Pediatric Physical Therapy?

What Problematic Behaviors are Observed among Mentally Handicapped Children Receiving Pediatric Physical Therapy?

Comparison of Problematic Behavior Assessment by Physical and Occupational Therapists

Examining the Intra-rater Reliability of the Japanese Version of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist Used for Handicapped Children

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