title: Validation of the Chinese version of the Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation for children with physical disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation (APCP-C).
  
  
  METHODS
  The APCP, a measure of participation in play, skill development, active physical, and social activities of preschool children, was translated into Traditional Chinese. Data on 94 Taiwanese children with physical disabilities aged 2 to 6 years were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.85 and 0.86) and test-retest reliability (ICCs = 0.79) were excellent for total scores, and varied from excellent to poor for activity type scores. Items were generally relevant to the Taiwanese culture. Correlations between scores for the APCP-C and the Chinese version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Mobility and Social Functioning scales in general supported convergent validity (r = 0.33-0.68) but less support for discriminant validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide evidence of reliability, cross-cultural validity, and limited support for construct validity of the APCP-C in measuring participation of children with physical disabilities.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lin-Ju
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: a Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ai-Wen
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: c Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences , Drexel University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Palisano
authors.affiliation: d Bloorview Research Institute , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|e Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Gillian A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: c Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences , Drexel University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Chiarello
authors.affiliation: a Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou , Kwei-Shan , Tao-Yuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D058992:Social Participation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: APCP-C; cross-cultural validity; participation; physical disabilities; reliability