University of Groningen, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Inclusive and Special Needs Education Unit, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, the Netherlands.
University of Groningen, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, the Netherlands.
Res Dev Disabil. 2022 Aug;127:104251. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104251. Epub 2022 May 12.
Children with visual impairments (VI) are at risk for sensory processing difficulties. A widely used measure for sensory processing is the Sensory Profile (SP). However, the SP requires adaptation to accommodate for how children with VI experience sensory information.
(1) To examine sensory processing patterns in young children with VI, (2) to develop VI-specific items to use in conjunction with the SP and to determine internal consistency and construct validity of these newly developed items, and (3) to examine the association between sensory processing and and emotional and behavioral problems.
Twenty-six VI-specific items were added to the SP. The SP and these items were completed by caregivers of 90 children with VI between 3 and 8 years old. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used to assess emotional and behavioral problems.
Three- to five-year-old children with VI have significantly more difficulties in three quadrants of the SP as compared to the norm group. Six- to eight-year-old children with VI have more difficulties in all quadrants. A reliable and valid VI-specific set of 15 items was established following psychometric evaluation. Age-related differences were found in the associations between the SP and CBCL.
Although further validation is recommended, this evaluation of the VI-specific item set suggests it has the potential to be a useful measure for children with VI.
视力障碍儿童（VI）存在感觉处理困难的风险。一种广泛使用的感觉处理测量方法是感觉统合表现（SP）。然而，SP 需要进行适应，以适应 VI 儿童体验感觉信息的方式。
（1）检查 VI 儿童的感觉处理模式，（2）制定与 SP 一起使用的 VI 特定项目，并确定这些新开发项目的内部一致性和结构有效性，以及（3）检查感觉处理与情绪和行为问题之间的关联。
在 SP 中添加了 26 个 VI 特定项目。SP 和这些项目由 90 名 3 至 8 岁 VI 儿童的照顾者完成。使用儿童行为检查表（CBCL）评估情绪和行为问题。
与正常组相比，3 至 5 岁 VI 儿童在 SP 的三个象限中明显有更多困难。6 至 8 岁 VI 儿童在所有象限中都有更多困难。经过心理测量评估，建立了一套可靠且有效的 15 项 VI 特定项目集。在 SP 和 CBCL 之间的关联中发现了与年龄相关的差异。
尽管建议进一步验证，但对 VI 特定项目集的评估表明，它有可能成为 VI 儿童的有用测量工具。
