title: Reliability of the assessment of mother-infant sensitivity-chinese version for preterm and term taiwanese mother-infant dyads.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this study were to translate and modify the Assessment of Mother-Infant Sensitivity scale into a Chinese version (modified AMIS-C) and to examine its reliability with preterm and term Taiwanese mother-infant dyads.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 241 mother-infant pairs (179 preterm dyads and 62 term dyads) were prospectively recorded and their behaviour in feeding assessed using the modified AMIS-C when infants were at 4 and 6 months corrected age. A subset of the sample was used for interrater reliability testing, and the whole sample was used for assessment of internal consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interrater reliability was high for the modified AMIS-C section and total scores (intra-class correlation coefficients=0.91-0.99). Internal consistency was good to excellent for the maternal section and total score (α=0.71-0.86) and was fair to good for the infant and dyadic section score (α=0.44-0.75).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified AMIS-C scale is a clinically feasible and reliable instrument for assessing mother-infant interaction of preterm and term dyads during early infancy.
authors: Yen-Tzu Wu, MS, PT : School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Yen-Tzu
authors: YT
authors: Wu
authors: Ui-Chih
authors: UC
authors: Lin
authors: Yen-Ting
authors: YT
authors: Yu
authors: Wu-Shiun
authors: WS
authors: Hsieh
authors: Chyong-Hsin
authors: CH
authors: Hsu
authors: Hui-Chin
authors: HC
authors: Hsu
authors: Li-Ying
authors: LY
authors: Wang
authors: Suh-Fang
authors: SF
authors: Jeng