Measuring sensory processing patterns of older Chinese people: Psychometric validation of the adult sensory profile

Author: Chung, J. C. C.

Source: Aging and Mental Health, Volume 10, Number 6, November 2006 , pp. 648-655(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The Adult Sensory Profile (ASP) evaluates the sensory experiences of adults in the categories of auditory, visual, taste/smell, touch, movement, and activity level. It generates four sensory processing patterns including low registration, sensation seeking, sensory sensitivity, and sensation avoiding. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of ASP (ASP-CV) for older Hong Kong Chinese adults. Ninety-six participants with normal cognitive functioning and 33 participants with dementia were recruited. All participants were involved in the investigation of internal consistency and construct validity. One sub-sample from each group was selected for test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability respectively. The ASP-CV demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability ( r =0.91-0.99 and 0.76-0.88 respectively), and satisfactory internal consistency (α=0.58-0.72). The construct validity of ASP-CV was supported by the known-groups method, in which participants with dementia differed significantly from their healthy counterparts in the patterns of `low registration' ( F (1,127)=9.69, p =0.002), `sensory sensitivity' ( F (1,127)=4.63, p =0.033), and `sensation avoiding' ( F (1,127)=15.87, p

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607860600648080

Affiliations: 1: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Publication date: 2006-11-01

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