Construct Validity and Intra-Observer Reliability of the SDQ

Bingol University120 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the observational study is to investigate the validity and reliability of a self-report version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for 11-17 years in children with cerebral palsy (CP). That is, the current study explore if the self-report version of the SDQ would be valid and reliable in children with CP to report their mental health problems themself

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Non-InterventionalOTHER

This study has a observational design

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 17 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of CP, a communication level of I-III on the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS), and no severe intellectual disability Exclusion Criteria: * the presence of an inability to comprehend items on the SDQ and involuntary attendance of a possible re-test after two weeks (i.e., for re-test reliability)

Locations (1)

Bingöl University

Bingöl, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline in mental health on the 3-point Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at 2 week

The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was created by Goodman as a brief screening tool for assessing emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. There are two primary versions of the SDQ, self-report and proxy-report, for different age bands: 2-4, 11-17, 4-17 and over 18 years. The SDQ consists of subscales for emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity-inattention problems, peer problems, and prosocial scales. Each subscale comprises five items, with 'somewhat true' being always scored as 1. On the other hand, the scoring for 'not true' and 'certainly true' varied depending on the item (i.e., 0 or 2).

Time frame: Baseline and Week 2

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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