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Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Italian Version of the Paediatric Eating Assessment Tool (I-Pedi-Eat-10) in Genetic Syndromes
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Roberta Onesimo; Elisabetta Sforza; Elizabeth Katherine Anna Triumbari; Francesco Proli; Chiara Leoni; Valentina Giorgio; Donato Rigante; Valentina Trevisan; Cristina De Rose; Eliza Maria Kuczynska; Antonella Cerchiari; Marika Pane; Eugenio Mercuri; Peter Belafsky; Giuseppe Zampino – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PEDI-EAT-10) is a reliable and valid tool for rapid identification of dysphagia in patients aged 18 months to 18 years. Aims: To translate and adapt the PEDI-EAT-10 into the Italian language and evaluate its validity and reliability. Methods & Procedures: The translation and cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Adolescents, Physical Disabilities
Turkish Version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale: Validity and Reliability Study in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Özgü Inal Özün; Sevilay Karahan; Mustafa Cemali; Selen Serel Arslan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: This study was conducted to translate The Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS) into Turkish and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version (T-MCH-FS) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: The study involved 160 children (70 children with CP and 90 typically developing children) aged 18 to 72…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitalized Children, Cerebral Palsy, Hospitals
Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Scenario Test UK for People with Aphasia
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Hilari, Katerina; Galante, Lara; Huck, Anneline; Pritchard, Madeleine; Allen, Lucy; Dipper, Lucy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: This study explores the psychometric properties of The Scenario Test UK, a culturally adapted version of the Dutch original (The Scenario Test) developed by van der Meulen "et al." in 2010, which evaluates functional, daily-life communication in aphasia. The Scenario Test assesses communication in an interactive context with…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Aphasia, Test Reliability
Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Token Test for Children
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Alkhamra, Rana A.; Al-Jazi, Aya B. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: The Token Test for Children (2nd edition) (TTFC) is a measure for assessing receptive language. In this study we describe the translation process, validity and reliability of the Arabic Token Test for Children (A-TTFC). Aims: The aim of this study is to translate, validate and establish the reliability of the Arabic Token Test for…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Tests, Children, Test Validity
Evaluating Measures of Global Coherence Ability in Stories in Adults
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Wright, Heather Harris; Capilouto, Gilson J.; Koutsoftas, Anthony – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Discourse coherence is a reflection of the listener's ability to interpret the overall meaning conveyed by the speaker. Measuring global coherence (maintenance of thematic unity of the discourse) is useful for quantifying communication impairments at the discourse level in clinical populations and for measuring response to…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Feasibility Studies, Test Reliability, Construct Validity
Competent in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Validation of a Measurement Tool that Measures EBP Self-Efficacy and Task Value in Speech-Language Therapy Students
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Spek, B.; Wieringa-de Waard, M.; Lucas, C.; van Dijk, N. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Worldwide speech-language therapy (SLT) students are educated in evidence-based practice (EBP). For students to use EBP in their future day-to-day clinical practice, they must value EBP as positive and must feel confident in using it. For curricula developers it is therefore important to know the impact their teaching has on these…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Evidence, Self Efficacy
Development and Preliminary Validation of a Measure for Assessing Staff Perspectives on the Quality of Clinical Group Supervision
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Horton, Simon; de Lourdes Drachler, Maria; Fuller, Alison; de Carvalho Leite, Jose Carlos – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: In the UK clinical supervision is regarded as an essential process supporting quality improvement within the clinical governance framework, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists regards it as a tool for promoting critical reflective practice. There is limited evidence of the impact on practice or improvements in…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Supervision, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis