title: Test-retest reliability of the sensory profile caregiver questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the Sensory Profile Caregiver Questionnaire (SP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five primary caregivers of children 36-72 mo old participated in the study. Participants completed the SP on two separate occasions 7-14 days apart. Participant data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and Cronbach's α coefficients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Test-retest reliability was good across quadrant scores (ICC([2, 1]) = .80-.90) and moderate to good across factor (ICC([2, 1]) = .69-.88) and section scores (ICC([2, 1]) = .50-.87). Internal consistency was high across quadrant (αs = .89-.95) and factor scores (αs = .82-.93) and moderate to high across section scores (αs = .67-.93).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests the SP has acceptable test-retest reliability and internal consistency and supports the use of quadrant scores over factor and section scores to analyze children's sensory processing patterns.
authors: Occupational Therapy Program, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 81, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. alisha.ohl@downstate.edu
authors: Alisha
authors: A
authors: Ohl
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Butler
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Carney
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Jarmel
authors: Marissa
authors: M
authors: Palmieri
authors: Drew
authors: D
authors: Pottheiser
authors: Toniann
authors: T
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires