Geier David A, Kern Janet K, Geier Mark R
Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland.
J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil. 2013 Oct;6(4):255-267. doi: 10.1080/19315864.2012.681340.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate scores generated from the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), a parent-rated measure, and those derived from professionally completed Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) evaluations. A cohort of 56 participants diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder was used for the study, and each child was evaluated independently by the parent using the ATEC and a health care professional using the CARS. The Spearman's rank correlation statistic ρ was used to evaluate the correlation between ATEC and CARS scores. It was observed that there was a significant correlation between total ATEC and CARS scores (ρ = .71). Specific domains in the ATEC evaluation significantly correlated with CARS scores. Sensitivity, specificity, and receiver operating characteristic confirmed the association between CARS and ATEC domains. The results help to validate the utility of the parentally completed ATEC in comparison with an established, professional-related measure of autism.
本研究的目的是评估由家长评定的《自闭症治疗评估清单》（ATEC）产生的分数，以及由专业人员完成的《儿童自闭症评定量表》（CARS）评估得出的分数。本研究使用了一组56名被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍的参与者，每位儿童由家长使用ATEC独立评估，并由医疗保健专业人员使用CARS进行评估。使用斯皮尔曼等级相关统计量ρ来评估ATEC和CARS分数之间的相关性。观察到ATEC总分与CARS分数之间存在显著相关性（ρ = 0.71）。ATEC评估中的特定领域与CARS分数显著相关。敏感性、特异性和受试者工作特征曲线证实了CARS与ATEC领域之间的关联。研究结果有助于验证家长完成的ATEC与既定的、与专业相关的自闭症测量方法相比的效用。
