Abstract

SALAMANCA, L; NARANJO, MM  and  GONZALEZ, A. Validity and reliability of developmental coordination disorder questionnaire-spanish version. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.3, pp.263-274. ISSN 1692-7273.

The Developmental Coordination Disorder is characterized by difficulties that produce consequences on the psychomotor performance in daily and school activities, and requires early diagnosis. The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire CTDC is used for its diagnosis. The objective of the study was to determinate the psychometric properties of CTDC. Methodology. Descriptive study and instrument validation, with a sample of 41 children aged between 6 to 12 years old, at school, with the application of the CTDC and the Da Fonseca Psychomotor Battery. The study analyzed internal consistency reliability, and intra-rater and concurrent validity through the two instruments. Results. Positive results were obtained: the reliability for the full internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.92, and the intra-rater reliability using Kappa index was 0.82 with ap<0.001, independent items showed values above 0.5; concurrent validity through the Spearman correlation coefficient Rho was 0.6, with ap<0.01. Conclusions. The CTDC has appropriate and strong psychometric properties for its application and clinical use.

Keywords : Developmental Coordination Disorder; Questionnaire; Diagnosis; Reproducibility of Results; Validation Studies.

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