Structural Validity of an ICF-Based Measure of Activity and Participation for Children in Taiwan's Disability Eligibility Determination System

doi:10.3390/ijerph17176134

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Title:	Structural Validity of an ICF-Based Measure of Activity and Participation for Children in Taiwan's Disability Eligibility Determination System
Authors:	Hwang, AW;Yen, CF;Liao, HF;Chi, WC;Liou, TH;Chang, BS;Wu, TF;Kang, LJ;Lu, SJ;Simeonsson, RJ;Wang, TH;Bedell, G
Keywords:	participation;disability;measurement;children;adolescence
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-08-09T08:10:05Z (UTC)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	To assess activity and participation for children in Taiwan's Disability Eligibility Determination System (DEDS), we developed a questionnaire, the Functioning Disability Evaluation Scale (FUNDES-Child), based on the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP). The study follows a methodology research design to investigate the construct validity of the frequency and independence dimensions of FUNDES-Child 7.0. Two samples were randomly stratified from the databank of 13,835 children and youth with disabilities aged 6.0-17.9 years to examine structural validity by exploratory factor analysis (EFA,n= 4111, mean age of 11.3 +/- 3.5) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA,n= 4823, mean age of 11.4 +/- 3.5)). EFA indicated a 4-factor structure for the frequency dimension (51.3% variance explained) and a 2-factor structure for the independence dimension (53.6% variance explained). The CFA indicated that the second-order factor structures of both dimensions were more parsimonious with adequate fit indices (Goodness fit Index, GFI; Normed Fit Index, NFI; Comparative Fit Index, CFI; and Tucker-Lewis Index, TLI >= 0.95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, RMSEA < 0.06). Results provide evidence that the participation part of FUNDES-Child 7.0 has acceptable structural validity for use in Taiwan's DEDS. Utility of FUNDES-Child 7.0 in rehabilitation, welfare, and educational services needs further study.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176134 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000569820600001 https://ir.csmu.edu.tw:8080/handle/310902500/24915
Relation:	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ,2020 ,v17 ,issue 17
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