Babu George, Jubyraj Aswathymana Raju, Leena Mundappaliyil Leela, Mini Appukkuttan Omana, Deepa Bhaskaran, Remadevi Saradamma, Letha Sarasamma, Lekshmi Madhavan Amrutha, Reshma Kunjumon, Lalikumari Indiradevi, Preema Mahendran
OBJECTIVES: To develop a tool to assess pre-writing skills of 2-5 y old children in India. METHODS: The tool development process followed the recommendations by Fitzpatrick et al. and the Consensus based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN), and included 4 phases. In Phase I, an initial 35-item draft tool was developed by an expert panel for the tool-development. In Phase II, the 35-item draft tool was prevalidated through peer and expert reviews, pilot-study to assess the tool-comprehensibility, and assessment of test-retest and inter-rater reliability...
September 19, 2023: Indian Journal of Pediatrics