title: Psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Home Environment Measure for Motor Development.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development - Toddler version (AHEMD-Toddler-C) for children developing typically (DT) or having motor delays (MD).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a methodology study. Parent-child dyads with DT (n = 106, mean age of 27.9 months) and with MD (n = 45, 23.6 months) were enrolled. For test-retest reliability, parents completed AHEMD-Toddler-C twice within 2 weeks. For convergent validity, correlations were analysed between AHEMD-Toddler-C and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (HOME), and between AHEMD-Toddler-C and family variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Test-retest reliabilities for AHEMD-Toddler-C were adequate except for Variety of Stimulation (VS) subscale. For convergent validity, the correlation coefficients between AHEMD and HOME were 0.44 (p <0.05). Two subscales of motor toys of AHEMD demonstrated convergent validity with Learning Material subscale of HOME and some family variables in children with MD. Inside Space subscale of AHEMD correlated with family variables. Outside Space (OS) subscale of AHEMD was not significantly correlated with HOME or family variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AHEMD-Toddler-C is a new measure option to explore the relationships between home environment and motor development in Chinese-speaking countries. Nevertheless, VS and OS subscales should be used cautiously.
authors.affiliation: Taitung Center of Chinese Association of Early Intervention Program for Children with Developmental Delays, Taitung county, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Ai-Wen
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hua-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Pau-Chung
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wu-Shiun
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Pei-Yi
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results