Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese revised Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests in children with amblyopia.
Chinese SIPT-R test shows excellent internal reliability for amblyopic children
Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese revised Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests in children with amblyopia.
Children with amblyopia commonly present with sensory integration difficulties, however, there is a paucity of validated tools to assess these issues in this clinical population.
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese Revised version of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT-R) for use in children with amblyopia.
Included 629 children aged 4-9 years diagnosed with amblyopia; subtypes included bilateral ametropic (55.7%), anisometropic (38.8%), and strabismic amblyopia (5.6%).
All split-half coefficients exceeded 0.80.
Confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable model fit for both age groups: for aged 4-5 years, χ 2 / df = 2.712, root mean square error of approximation (root mean square error of approximation) = 0.079, comparative fit index (comparative fit index) = 0.832, incremental fit index (incremental fit index) = 0.833; for aged 6-9 years, χ 2 / df = 2.951, root mean square error of approximation = 0.074, comparative fit index = 0.804, incremental fit index = 0.805.
The Chinese revised SIPT-R demonstrates strong reliability and acceptable validity for screening sensory integration function in children with amblyopia.
Further research should focus on refining specific subscales and evaluating additional psychometric properties, such as test-retest reliability and criterion validity.