TY - JOUR
T1 - Life participation for parents
T2 - A tool for family-centered occupational therapy
AU - Fingerhut, Patricia E.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE. This study describes the continued development of the Life Participation for Parents (LPP), a measurement tool to facilitate family-centered pediatric practice. METHOD. LPP questionnaires were completed by 162 parents of children with special needs receiving intervention at 15 pediatric private practice clinics. Results were analyzed to establish instrument reliability and validity. RESULTS. Good internal consistency (a 5 .90) and test-retest reliability (r 5 .89) were established. Construct validity was examined through assessment of internal structure and comparison of the instrument to related variables. A principal components analysis resulted in a two-factor model accounting for 43.81% of the variance. As hypothesized, the LPP correlated only moderately with the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (r 5 .54). The variables of child's diagnoses, age, and time in therapy did not predict parental responses. CONCLUSION. The LPP is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring satisfaction with parental participation in life occupations.
AB - OBJECTIVE. This study describes the continued development of the Life Participation for Parents (LPP), a measurement tool to facilitate family-centered pediatric practice. METHOD. LPP questionnaires were completed by 162 parents of children with special needs receiving intervention at 15 pediatric private practice clinics. Results were analyzed to establish instrument reliability and validity. RESULTS. Good internal consistency (a 5 .90) and test-retest reliability (r 5 .89) were established. Construct validity was examined through assessment of internal structure and comparison of the instrument to related variables. A principal components analysis resulted in a two-factor model accounting for 43.81% of the variance. As hypothesized, the LPP correlated only moderately with the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (r 5 .54). The variables of child's diagnoses, age, and time in therapy did not predict parental responses. CONCLUSION. The LPP is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring satisfaction with parental participation in life occupations.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2013.005082
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2013.005082
M3 - Article
C2 - 23245781
AN - SCOPUS:84871975032
VL - 67
SP - 37
EP - 44
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
SN - 0272-9490
IS - 1
ER -