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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate to what extent instruments that intend to measure
children's participation actually do so, and to what extent their items can be
classified according to the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health-Children and Youth (ICF-CY). DATA SOURCES:
A systematic
search was conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC, and EMBASE and was
limited to the period between January 2000 and May 2011. The search terms of
participation, outcome measure, and children were used to identify potential
children's participation measures. DATA SELECTION: Instruments were included if
they (1) evaluated children's participation based on assessment purpose; (2) were
suitable for use with children aged 2 to 12 years; (3) were generic assessments
that could be used with a range of disabilities; and (4) involved self-report,
proxy report, or interview administrations. DATA EXTRACTION: Instruments were
obtained from identified full-text articles and were evaluated for inclusion
through group discussion. Two researchers further independently reviewed each
included instrument to determine which of the items measured participation based
on a contemporary definition. These items were also classified using the ICF-CY
linking rules to reflect each instrument's content coverage. DATA SYNTHESIS:
Sixteen instruments were identified with 11 found to have more than half of their
items measuring participation, but only the School Function
Assessment-Participation section comprised 100% participation items. The
participation items in each instrument captured between 3 and 9 ICF-CY Activities
and Participation domains. Only the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation
and the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth covered all
domains. Among the ICF-CY Activities and Participation domains, the interpersonal
interactions and relationships domain was addressed the least. CONCLUSIONS: This
review revealed differences in the inclusion of participation items in existing
children's participation measures and their classification according to the
ICF-CY. These differences need to be considered when selecting an instrument.
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