Journal article
Measurement properties of instruments that assess participation in young people with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review
F Lami, K Egberts, A Ure, R Conroy, K Williams
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13631
Abstract
Aim: To systematically review the measurement properties of instruments assessing participation in young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: A search was performed in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and PubMed combining three constructs (‘ASD’, ‘test of participation’, ‘measurement properties’). Results were restricted to articles including people aged 6 to 29 years. The 2539 identified articles were independently screened by two reviewers. For the included articles, data were extracted using standard forms and their risk of bias was assessed. Results: Nine studies (8 cross-sectional) met the inclusion criteria, providing information on seven different instruments. The total sample includ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This review was completed during the PhD of Ms Francesca Lami. Her PhD is funded through a Melbourne International Research Scholarship and through a top-up studentship from the Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Foundation. Drs Kristine Egberts and Alexandra Ure are postdoctoral fellows within the Department of Paediatrics, whose positions are funded by the Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Foundation. Dr Alexandra Ure is also funded by the William Collie Trust. Professor Katrina Williams and Dr Rowena Conroy are PhD supervisors for Francesca Lami, and work for the organizations listed above. Professor Katrina Williams is also funded by the APEX Australia Foundation. All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interests in publishing the results of this study. The authors would like to ackowledge and thank Ms Poh Chua for her support during the development of the search strategy and Dr Amanda Brignell for the feedback provided on the initial draft of this article.