Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the Short Sensory Profile.
OBJECTIVE
To translate, culturally adapt, and examine psychometric properties of the Malay version Short Sensory Profile (SSP-M).


METHODS
Pretesting (n = 30) of the original English SSP established its applicability for use with Malaysian children aged 3-10 years. This was followed by the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the SSP-M. Two forward and two back translations were compared and reviewed by a committee of 10 experts who validated the content of the SSP-M, before pilot testing (n = 30). The final SSP-M questionnaire was completed by 419 parents of typically developing children aged 3-10 years.


RESULTS
Cronbach's alpha of each section of the SSP-M ranged from 0.73 to 0.93 and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) indicated good reliability (0.62-0.93). The seven factor model of the SSP-M had an adequate fit with evidence of convergent and discriminant validity.


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that the SSP-M is a valid and reliable screening tool for use in Malaysia with Malay-speaking parents of children aged 3-10 years. The SSP-M enables Malay-speaking parents to answer the questionnaire with better reliability, and provides occupational therapists with a valid tool to screen for sensory processing difficulties.
a Institute of Postgraduate Studies , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Su Im
SI
Ee
b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Siew Yim
SY
Loh
c Department of Social Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Karuthan
K
Chinna
d Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Mary J
MJ
Marret
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Cross-cultural adaptation; Short Sensory Profile; psychometric properties; sensory processing; validity