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Title: Validating the DCDQ for use with children aged between five and fifteen in the Maltese context
Authors: Camilleri, Lara Maria
Keywords: Apraxia -- Malta
Psychomotor disorders in children -- Malta
Psychomotor disorders -- Testing
Questionnaires
Issue Date: 2018
Citation: Camilleri, L.M. (2018). Validating the DCDQ for use with children aged between five and fifteen in the Maltese context (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) is one of the English parent questionnaires used in local paediatric centres to screen children for Developmental Coordination Disorder. The main aim of this study was, to translate and validate the original English DCDQ'07 (Wilson, 2007) to the Maltese language to mitigate any language barriers when administered to the Maltese speaking population. This involved a translation of the tool followed by administration through a quantitative cross sectional survey. This research study was set up to overcome the current limitations experienced when using solely the English version of the DCDQ within the Maltese context. This study started with the development of a valid and reliable Maltese version of the DCDQ following the forward-backward translation method. Two pairs of translators and a moderator formed part of the translation team whose main goal was to achieve a Maltese translation which respected the original version. Subsequently, the validity and reliability of the final Maltese questionnaire were determined by carrying out the bilingual test-retest technique using the split-half method. Throughout the data collection period, a total of 44 bilingual parents whose children were receiving Occupational Therapy intervention at the local paediatric centre completed both the Maltese and English versions at a seven day interval. Analysis of the results obtained compared the final scores achieved from the Maltese translation with those obtained from the original English questionnaire. The statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical package. All tests carried out - namely the Kappa, Kendall Tau and Intraclass Correlation- yielded p values of 0.000 which indicates satisfactory intra-rater reliability. This implies that the Maltese questionnaire can be used as a basis for further research with confidence to obtain accreditation from the DCDQ body. This will thus add to the available resources in Occupational Therapy clinics, and will ensure that children's difficulties are detected. Acquiring more accurate results will be useful to plan Occupational Therapy treatment planning. This will enhance the outcome of therapy which will lead to an improvement in the child's overall development and performance. This study met the initial aims as it demonstrated that the Maltese version is a good basis that can be used with confidence in the clinical setting, as a true representation of the original English version. The research question underpinning this study was thus affirmed. However, some questions would benefit from modifications to make it more appropriate to the Maltese culture.
Description: B.SC.OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/40849
Appears in Collections:Dissertations - FacHSc - 2018
Dissertations - FacHScOT - 2018

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