title: Sensory Profile Caregiver Questionnaire: a measure for sensory impairment among children with developmental disabilities in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There is no validated measure for assessing sensory processing among children with Developmental Disorders (DD) in India, and therefore, the authors validated the Sensory Profile Caregiver Questionnaire (SPCQ).
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents of 119 children with DD or typical development completed the SPCQ. The diagnosis of DD was confirmed by psychologists using standardized measures. Two experienced occupational therapists independently diagnosed sensory processing dysfunction by consensus as reference standard diagnosis. The convergent and divergent validity were assessed by another rater. The data was analyzed for diagnostic accuracy, reliability and validity appropriately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total SPCQ score of ≤ 481 (Sn = 81.58%, Sp = 85.19%; AUC = 0.90, z = 14.95; P 0.0001) is appropriate for the diagnosis of sensory processing dysfunction. The inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.87), test- retest reliability (ICC = 0.90), internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.86), section-total correlation, face and content validity for the SPCQ were good. Convergent validity with the Sensory Processing Measure (r = -0.76, P 0.001), and divergent validity with the subscale scores for social skills/ oppositional behavior of ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher Rating Scale (r = 0.32; P 0.1/ r = 0.08; P 0.6) was established.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SPCQ has adequate psychometric properties for use in the Indian population for identifying sensory processing dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Tanya Elizabeth
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: Jewel Elias
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Crasta
authors.forename: Ann Patricia Catherine
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Merlin Jemi Thanka
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alwinesh
authors.forename: Gomathi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanniappan
authors.forename: Sanjeev M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Padankatti
authors.forename: M K C
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires