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{"title":"The role of relational work in promoting safe community participation by people with mild intellectual disabilities and severe challenging behaviour living in residential facilities","authors":"Suzanne Lokman ,&nbsp;Roland Bal ,&nbsp;Robert Didden ,&nbsp;Petri J.C.M. Embregts","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104946","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Promoting the level of community participation by people with mild intellectual disabilities who exhibit severe challenging behaviour is complex due to a variety of safety issues.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>This qualitative study explored what residential facilities for people with intellectual disabilities as well as their external stakeholders do to promote safe community participation, taking feelings of safety of service users and their environment into account. Interview and focus group data from professionals of residential facilities and stakeholders from the police and municipality were thematically analysed, resulting in the identification of two main themes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The first theme concerns taking risks responsibly together, by identifying, weighing up, and managing risks, whilst the second pertains to residential facilities and stakeholders’ ongoing efforts to change the perceptions and attitudes of the public and each other. Overall, the significance of relational work in promoting safe community participation was found.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Residential facilities and external stakeholders should invest in strengthening their relationship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104946"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health and personal growth of Arab mothers of children with and without intellectual developmental disabilities","authors":"Lamis Odeh-Saba","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104948","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104948","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Raising children with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) has implications for the mothers’ mental health, alongside positive outcomes such as personal growth.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To explore the experience of Israeli Arab mothers (coping strategies, sense of coherence [SOC], social support) of children with intellectual developmental disabilities—a topic that has not been researched enough through the years—alongside the experience of motherhood in Israeli Arab society in general.</div></div><div><h3>Methods and procedures</h3><div>One hundred ninety-four Arab Israeli mothers, of whom 89 were mothers of children with mild intellectual developmental disabilities and 105 were mothers of children without disabilities, mothers completed self-report questionnaires which contained the Mental Health Inventory (MHI), The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), The Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC), The Support Functions Scale, The Coping Strategies Questionnaire (COPE), and The Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (FILE).</div></div><div><h3>Outcomes and results</h3><div>Results indicate that mothers of children with ID perceive higher levels of stress, lower levels of SOC and report using more problem focused coping strategies than mothers of typically developed children. Stress, emotional focused coping strategies negatively correlated with MH, while SOC, social support and problem-focused coping were positively associated with MH. Only problem focused coping strategies were found to correlate with personal growth.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><div>Perceived stress and SOC mediated the associations between the study group and MH, while problem-focused coping strategies mediated the association between the study group and personal growth. conclusions and implications. These findings highlight the importance of mothers’ resources in enhancing their MH and personal growth.</div></div><div><h3>What does this study add?</h3><div>The study emphasizes the importance of internal and external resources for the mental health of Arab mothers of children with and without intellectual developmental disabilities. Strengthening the mothers’ sense of coherence and use of problem-focused coping strategies by professionals may contribute to all mothers, particularly mothers of children with intellectual developmental disabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104948"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of fidget devices on anxiety and physiological responses in adults with ADHD","authors":"Heather Elahi ,&nbsp;Ha Min Son ,&nbsp;Catrina A. Calub ,&nbsp;Nahid Nasiri ,&nbsp;Daniel Shapiro ,&nbsp;Katherine Isbister ,&nbsp;Jared Borden ,&nbsp;Paul D. Hastings ,&nbsp;Xin Liu ,&nbsp;Julie B. Schweitzer","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104944","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Fidgeting devices are popular for managing ADHD, but their effectiveness remains unclear. This study investigated whether fidgeting modulates self-regulation in adults with ADHD during stress, exploring intrinsic versus extrinsic fidgeting with a fidget ball. We hypothesized that individuals with a fidget ball would demonstrate improved self-regulation under stress, reflected by higher heart rate variability (HRV) and lower anxiety levels.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Adults with ADHD were randomly assigned to a fidget ball (n = 49) or no fidget ball (n = 24) group. Physiological stress was measured via HRV and intrinsic fidgeting, that is, ankle and wrist movements, were measured via actigraphy. Physiological data were collected at baseline and during the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Self-rated anxiety was measured using the State Anxiety Inventory.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Heart rate and fidgeting increased across TSST stages for both groups, with no significant differences in heart rate, HRV, or intrinsic fidgeting between groups. Notably, the fidget ball group had weaker correlations between fidgeting and HRV compared to the no fidget ball group. At baseline, the no fidget ball group showed a positive correlation between intrinsic fidgeting and HRV, suggesting an association between intrinsic fidgeting and self-regulation, however during stress the no fidget ball group showed a significant negative correlation between intrinsic fidgeting and HRV. The relationship between physiological measures and anxiety differed between groups and TSST stages.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These results provide preliminary evidence that the fidget ball may disrupt the expected association between intrinsic fidgeting and HRV, emphasizing the need for further studies to explore its impact on self-regulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104944"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between parental stress and treatment adherence in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Xiaoli Liao ,&nbsp;Li Li ,&nbsp;Jing Tian ,&nbsp;Zhihui Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104941","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104941","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) require long-term medical care from clinicians and high-level daily support from their parents throughout the lifespan. Parents, as the primary caregivers, serve as major providers of daily care and important supporters of medical services.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between parental stress and treatment adherence, while also examining the roles of family resilience and affiliate stigma in this dynamic among parents of children with NDDs.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Utilizing a convenience sampling approach, we recruited parents of children with NDDs to participate in an online survey. The survey included validated measures assessing parental stress, treatment compliance, family resilience, and affiliate stigma. Descriptive statistics were computed to summarize demographic characteristics and key study variables. Pearson correlation analyses were conducted to examine the bivariate relationships among the key study variables. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to identify predictive factors of treatment compliance. Mediation analysis was performed using the PROCESS macro for SPSS to explore the effect of affiliate stigma and family resilience on the relationship between parental stress and treatment compliance.</div></div><div><h3>Result</h3><div>A total of 310 parents of children with NDDs participated in the online survey. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that treatment compliance was negatively correlated with parental stress (r = -0.385, p &lt; 0.001) and affiliate stigma (r = -0.787, p &lt; 0.001), while treatment compliance was positively correlated with family resilience (r = 0.856, p &lt; 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that parental stress (β = − 0.091, p &lt; 0.001) and affiliate stigma (β = − 0.410, p &lt; 0.001) were significant negative predictors of treatment compliance, while family resilience (β = 0.576, p &lt; 0.001) was a significant positive predictor of treatment compliance. Moderated mediation analysis revealed that affiliate stigma mediated while family resilience moderated the relationship between parental stress and treatment compliance (all p &lt; 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study underscores the complex interplay between parental stress, affiliate stigma, family resilience, and treatment adherence among parents of children with NDDs. The findings advocate for both clinical efforts and academic initiatives focused on developing targeted support programs and intervention strategies. These measures aim to alleviate parental stress, reduce affiliate stigma, and enhance family resilience, ultimately promoting treatment adherence and optimizing developmental outcomes for children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104941"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A bibliometric and visualized analysis of sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Fethiye Kılıçaslan ,&nbsp;Hülya Karataş ,&nbsp;Ümit Doğan","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit a significantly higher prevalence of sleep problems compared to their typically developing peers. Despite numerous studies on ASD and sleep, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis on this topic is lacking. This study aims to analyze publications on sleep problems in children with ASD using bibliometric methods.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Research articles on sleep problems in children with ASD were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. Between 1984 and 2024, 462 studies by 1896 authors were published in 164 journals. We used bibliometrics to analyze papers on sleep problems in children with ASD, to draw the network of authors, countries, journals, and keywords in this field, and to visualize the results.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The number of publications examining sleep problems in children with ASD has increased since 2011. The highest number of published studies is in 2021. The leading country in research is the USA, and the most productive author in this field is Malow B. In recent years, burst keywords were intervention, circadian rhythm, screen time, and melatonin.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Increased attention has been paid to sleep in children with ASD. It is believed that this bibliometric analysis can help determine the gap in the field of sleep in children with ASD and help new studies to be conducted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104943"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of music therapy on the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Zhaowen Zhou ,&nbsp;Xingting Zhao ,&nbsp;Qiaoxue Yang ,&nbsp;Tingting Zhou ,&nbsp;Yunyan Feng ,&nbsp;Yiping Chen ,&nbsp;Zhuoming Chen ,&nbsp;Cheng Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience deficits in social skills. Music therapy (MT) has been used as a therapeutic aid for clinical disorders. This study aims to explore the effect of MT on the social skills of children with ASD and to provide evidence for clinical intervention in the social skills of children with ASD.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Children with ASD who were admitted to the Department of Children's Health Care of Zhongshan Torch Development Zone People's Hospital from April 2023 to March 2024 were continuously recruited and assigned to the experimental group and the control group by random number table. The control group received standard care only, while the experimental group added MT to standard care. The MT program is led by an occupational therapist and combines social skills training with musical activities. The training was conducted in small groups of 3–5 children for 30 minutes, three times a week for 12 weeks. The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2), the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), and the Gesell Development Schedules (GDS) were performed before and after the intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 29 children with ASD were included and randomly assigned to the MT group (<em>n</em> = 15) and the control group (<em>n</em> = 14). All participants completed the whole treatment protocol. There was no significant difference in the scores of SRS-2, ATEC, and GDS between the two groups before intervention. After 12 weeks of intervention, the scores of SRS-2 of the MT group were decreased in the social communication subscale (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 compared to baseline and the control group) and total scores (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 compared to baseline and the control group). The score of the ATEC scale of the MT group decreased in the speech/language/communication subscale (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 compared to baseline and the control group), the sociability subscale (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 compared to baseline and the control group), and the total score (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 compared to baseline). The development quotient score of the social domain of GDS in the MT group was significantly higher than that before intervention (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) and that in the control group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study suggests that MT could effectively improve the social skills of children with ASD, and has a positive effect on language ability. MT has the potential to be an effective complement to regular social skill training.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measures of emotional well-being for individuals with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review of reviews","authors":"Sophie Hall ,&nbsp;Jessica B. Koslouski ,&nbsp;Caroline G. Richter ,&nbsp;Sandra M. Chafouleas","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104940","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This scoping review of reviews examines how one facet of quality of life, emotional well-being (EWB), has been assessed for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), including the characteristics of measures that have been designed, adapted, or administered to individuals in this population.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following established practices for scoping reviews, we searched the ERIC, APA Psych Info, and Academic Search Premier databases in November 2022 for review articles that included measures of EWB that had been designed, adapted, or administered to individuals with ID. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted independent double coding at the title and abstract and full text review stages. From each included review article, we extracted the review’s purpose, EWB-related construct of interest, and EWB-related measure names and authors. We then located each measure and coded its items using <span><span>Park et al.'s (2023)</span></span> definition of EWB. We also coded the “non-EWB” domains assessed by these measures. We used the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-Scr) checklist to structure our manuscript.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The scoping review identified 10 review articles that included 14 unique measures of EWB. Each of these measures included at least 1 item (<em>M</em> = 2.8) that assessed EWB. Quality of life was the most common EWB-related construct specified by review articles. Measures frequently assessed additional constructs beyond EWB, including self-determination, interpersonal relations, physical well-being, and material well-being.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In measures designed or adapted for individuals with ID, EWB is often included as a subcomponent of quality of life. Because of EWB’s link to positive social, emotional, behavioral, and health outcomes, research is needed to identify the most salient components of EWB for individuals with ID. This would allow for measures and interventions to be developed to promote EWB in this population.</div></div><div><h3>What this paper adds</h3><div>This study provides a scoping review of available measures of EWB that have been designed, adapted, or administered to individuals with ID. Study findings detail the characteristics of these measures, highlighting gaps in available EWB measures for children and adolescents with ID. We also found that emotional well-being is frequently assessed as a component of a broader construct (e.g., quality of life) using a small number of items. This suggests a need and opportunity for growth in further understanding emotional well-being assessment in individuals with ID.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104940"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143372702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children","authors":"Daniela Godoi-Jacomassi ,&nbsp;Bouwien Smits-Engelsman ,&nbsp;Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi ,&nbsp;Eloisa Tudella ,&nbsp;Dorothee Jelsma","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104939","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104939","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Although many studies have provided important insights into postural control in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), relevant aspects remain unresolved.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To investigate the underlying mechanisms related to postural control in children with and without DCD during standing tasks, using global, structural, and spectral descriptors of the Center of Pressure (CoP) trajectory.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Sixty-eight children (9.88 ± 0.96 years) participated in this study, divided into two groups: DCD and typically developing (TD) peers. Participants stood upright on a force platform for 30 seconds, under different conditions of vision (open or closed eyes), and surface (compliant or firm). To compute features from the CoP displacements, global, structural, and spectral analyses were employed.</div></div><div><h3>Outcomes and results</h3><div>The main results showed that children with DCD (a) displayed higher variability and velocity of the CoP displacement than TD children (global descriptors), (b) needed more postural commands to control balance when compared to TD children (structural descriptors), and (c) used sensory inputs differently when compared to TD children (spectral descriptors). Moreover, the differences between groups of children and the effects of vision and somatosensory inputs were task- and outcome-dependent.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><div>Postural deficits in children with DCD can be traced to an action problem based on poorer prediction (structural results) and a perception problem of environmental changes (spectral results). Structural descriptors can assess functional stability and changes in anticipatory commands, while spectral descriptors may indicate (in)adequate use of sensory information, which can help to choose the content of tasks in interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104939"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143236996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health-related quality of life and participation in adolescents: The role of ADHD, and co-occurrence of DCD","authors":"Shahar Zaguri-Vittenberg,&nbsp;Moriya Gellis,&nbsp;Hila Horovitz Hilman,&nbsp;Miri Tal-Saban","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that often co-occur. Existing research highlights impairments in participation and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among individuals with a sole diagnosis of ADHD or DCD. Yet, there is a notable gap in understanding how the co-occurrence of these disorders, compare to a sole diagnosis, affect health-related outcomes. This study explored the participation and HRQoL of adolescents with a sole diagnosis of ADHD, and with co-occurring diagnoses of ADHD+DCD, compared to their typical peers.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Ninety-seven adolescents with ADHD (n = 29), co-occurring ADHD+DCD (n = 23), and their typically developing peers (n = 45), underwent an assessment battery to ensure their diagnostic status, and then completed the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were no significant group differences in participation. However, adolescents with co-occurring ADHD+DCD exhibited significantly (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05) lower physical and social HRQoL, compared to typical peers and adolescents with ADHD; and lower emotional and school-related HRQoL, compared to typical peers. Adolescents with ADHD demonstrated lower HRQoL compared to typical peers only in the school-related domain. Diagnosis status, including no diagnosis, a sole diagnosis of ADHD, or co-occurring ADHD+DCD, significantly accounted for 12.9 % of the overall HRQoL, beyond the influence of participation levels (25.3 %) and age and sex (4.2 %).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Co-occurrence of ADHD and DCD have a negative impact on multiple domains of HRQoL, which differs from the effect of a sole diagnosis of ADHD. The results reinforce the importance of considering the implications of co-occurring ADHD and DCD when planning interventions aimed at improving quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104938"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143140523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of an efficient computerized adaptive test measuring children’s self-care performance","authors":"Cheng-Te Chen ,&nbsp;Kuan-Lin Chen ,&nbsp;Chien-Yu Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104929","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104929","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The Computerized Adaptive Test for Measuring Children’s Self-care Performance (CAT-SC) was developed with an interview administration approach for a limited population.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>We developed a new CAT-SC (the CAT-SC-T) based on the original candidate item bank of the CAT-SC, using the caregiver-report approach and targeting children with and without disability.</div></div><div><h3>Methods and procedures design</h3><div>In this cross-sectional study in the general community, 1289 caregivers of children with and without disability were assessed with the original candidate item bank of the CAT-SC.</div></div><div><h3>Outcomes and results</h3><div>The item bank of the CAT-SC-T contained 69 items with unidimensionality. The three stopping rules were (1) administering a minimum of 10 items and a maximum of 16 items, (2) observing the first 10 items receiving the lowest scores, and (3) ensuring a reliability of self-care performance estimate of 0.95. From the simulation analyses, only 10–16 items were needed for each assessment to achieve good reliability and validity. The person reliability for most children (83.9 %) exceeded 0.95. Of the 16.1 % not meeting the 0.95 reliability criterion, 19 % (n = 39) were extreme responders. The good concurrent validity of the CAT-SC-T was proven by its very high correlation coefficient (<em>r</em> = 0.99) between the scores using the entire item bank and the estimated scores of the CAT-SC-T. Significant score differences between children with and without disability indicated good discriminant validity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><div>The CAT-SC-T appears to be an efficient, reliable, and valid assessment of children’s self-care performance. The CAT-SC-T can be applied to children with and without disability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51351,"journal":{"name":"Research in Developmental Disabilities","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 104929"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143140916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}