The Development of a Parental Questionnaire to Measure Sensory Responsivity (QMSR/CMRS) for Children with a Diagnosis of Autism in Brazil
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
12-1-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
12-1-2019 12:00 PM
Description
Sensory dysfunction is one of the most common symptoms seen in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is an important criterion when diagnosing this disorder (World Health Organization, 2018; Hazen, Stornelli, O’Rourke, Koesterer, & McDougle 2014). The Questionnaire for the Measurement of Sensory Responsiveness (QMSR) is designed to capture sensory responsivity and the impact it has on a child’s daily life (Reinoso, 2016). This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the QMSR when administered to the parents of children with a diagnosis of ASD and typically developing children between the ages of 4.0 years to 10.11 years, who live in Brazil. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Shapiro Wilk to measure central tendency, dispersion, and normality in distribution; participants included N=249(parents of children with a diagnosis of ASD [~35 in each group]) and N=233 (parents of typical children [~33 each group]). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was completed to determine how the QMSR items loaded on each factor. Inter-item reliability was tested using Cronbach Alpha statistic denoting a reliability significance ranging from .641 to .886. These levels of alpha significance demonstrate that the QMSR does have a high level of inter-item reliability, which indicates it could be useful for clinicians in evaluating a child’s sensory responsivity.
Recommended Citation
Reinoso, G., Angelo, C., Klink, C., Llana, Y., Lynch, A., Routt, A., Thornton, J., & Zagoria, A. (2019), The Development of a Parental Questionnaire to Measure Sensory Responsivity (QMSR/CMRS) for Children with a Diagnosis of Autism in Brazil, Presentation, Fifth Annual Research Colloquium, https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ot_colloquium/fifth/events/9
The Development of a Parental Questionnaire to Measure Sensory Responsivity (QMSR/CMRS) for Children with a Diagnosis of Autism in Brazil
Sensory dysfunction is one of the most common symptoms seen in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is an important criterion when diagnosing this disorder (World Health Organization, 2018; Hazen, Stornelli, O’Rourke, Koesterer, & McDougle 2014). The Questionnaire for the Measurement of Sensory Responsiveness (QMSR) is designed to capture sensory responsivity and the impact it has on a child’s daily life (Reinoso, 2016). This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the QMSR when administered to the parents of children with a diagnosis of ASD and typically developing children between the ages of 4.0 years to 10.11 years, who live in Brazil. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Shapiro Wilk to measure central tendency, dispersion, and normality in distribution; participants included N=249(parents of children with a diagnosis of ASD [~35 in each group]) and N=233 (parents of typical children [~33 each group]). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was completed to determine how the QMSR items loaded on each factor. Inter-item reliability was tested using Cronbach Alpha statistic denoting a reliability significance ranging from .641 to .886. These levels of alpha significance demonstrate that the QMSR does have a high level of inter-item reliability, which indicates it could be useful for clinicians in evaluating a child’s sensory responsivity.