@article{9371ee9fd9e74a18b83de1dda5349970,
title = "Structural validity of an icf-based measure of activity and participation for children in taiwan{\textquoteright}s disability eligibility determination system",
abstract = "To assess activity and participation for children in Taiwan{\textquoteright}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{\textquoteright}s DEDS. Utility of FUNDES-Child 7.0 in rehabilitation, welfare, and educational services needs further study.",
keywords = "Adolescence, Children, Disability, Measurement, Participation",
author = "Hwang, {Ai Wen} and Yen, {Chia Feng} and Liao, {Hua Fang} and Chi, {Wen Chou} and Liou, {Tsan Hon} and Chang, {Ben Sheng} and Wu, {Ting Fang} and Kang, {Lin Ju} and Lu, {Shu Jen} and Simeonsson, {Rune J.} and Wang, {Tze Hsuan} and Gary Bedell",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This research was funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, grant number 98M8178, 99M4080, 99M4073, 100M4145, 101M4100, 102M4022, M03F2194, and M04F5018 and the Ministry of Science and Technology, grant number NSC 102-2628-B-182-001-MY3 and NSC 101-2314-B-182-088. Funding Information: This research was funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, grant number 98M8178, 99M4080, 99M4073, 100M4145, 101M4100, 102M4022, M03F2194, and M04F5018 and the Ministry of Science and Technology, grant number NSC 102-2628-B-182-001-MY3 and NSC 101-2314-B-182-088.We would like to thank the Taiwanese ICF team members and all the data collectors of each hospital, particularly the following people: Yen-Nan Chiu, Tien-Chen Liu, Lu Lu, Shyh-Dye Lee, Fu-Sung Lo, Tai-Lung Cha, Ti-Li Kao, and Kuo-Lung Lee. International experts Christine Imms and Granlund Mats are also acknowledged for their contribution to the development of FUNDES-Child. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3390/ijerph17176134",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "1--16",
journal = "International journal of environmental research and public health",
issn = "1661-7827",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "17",
}
