Validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Abstract

The aim was to assess validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (HCP). Ninety-nine children aged 6–18 years diagnosed with HCP participated in the study. The CHEQ was used to evaluate the hand-use experiences of children with cerebral palsy (CP). In the expert opinion questionnaire, the average percentage score of agreement on grasp efficacy was 91.5%. The highest percentage (93.3%) was for time taken. Agreement on CHEQ ranged from 91.5 to 93.3% indicating that the content validity of the prototype is supported by the expert ratings. Fitting indices showed that the one-factor structure of the CHEQ has a good and acceptable fit in children with HCP aged 6–18 years. All factor loads of the CHEQ items were greater than 0.7 and significant. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient in this study was 0.921, thus showing that the questionnaire had high internal consistency.

Keywords:

• Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
• Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ)
• reliability
• validation

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Data sharing not applicable. The data are not publicly available due to participants’ privacy.

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Potential reviewers

1. Bothina Hussien, Tanta university, [email protected]

2. Mohammed Zahrani, King Saud University, [email protected]

3. Abdulaziz Alshahrani, Albaha University, [email protected]

4. Fatima Cherif, Northern Border University, [email protected]

5. Said Hassan Ammar, University of Tabuk, [email protected]

6. Amal Mohamed Hassan Otaiba, Um Al- Qura university, [email protected]

7. Nargis Abdel Ghafar Bazheir, University of Tabuk, [email protected]

8. Ali Hanafi, Umm Al- Qura University, [email protected]