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Brief Report: Reliability of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire: Home Scales

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The Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire: Home Scales (P–SEQ): Home Scales is a parent report tool designed to assess the impact of the sensory environment on participation in daily activities in the home of children with and without autism spectrum disorder. A cross-sectional study was completed to determine internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and examine item distribution. A total of 304 parents of children between the ages of 2 and 7 years of age completed the P–SEQ: Home Scales. Results identified excellent internal consistency (α = 0.96), moderate test–retest reliability (r = .62), and reasonable item distribution. Results suggest that the P–SEQ: Home Scales provides reliable estimates of the impact of the sensory environment on children’s participation in home activities.

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This study was supported by a pilot grant awarded to the first author from the Boston Rehabilitation Outcome Center under Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant 5R24HD065688-05 (A. Jette, principal investigator) as part of the Medical Rehabilitation Research Infrastructure Network. Additional funding was provided from a Temple University Interdepartmental Research Grant.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, 1101 W Montgomery Ave, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA

    Beth Pfeiffer & Laura Slugg

  2. Piller Child Development, LLC, PO Box 50218, Phoenix, AZ, 85076, USA

    Aimee Piller

  3. School of Nursing, Yale University, 400 West Campus Dr, Orange, CT, 06477, USA

    Chengshi Shiu

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BP conceived the study, participated in its design and coordinated the study and draft of the manuscript. AP participated in recruitment, data analysis, and write up of the manuscript. LS particpated in design, recruitment, and analysis. CS participated in design and analysis of data.

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Pfeiffer, B., Piller, A., Slugg, L. et al. Brief Report: Reliability of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire: Home Scales. J Autism Dev Disord 48, 2567–2576 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3499-8

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