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Kooijmans, Roel, van Langen, Myrte, Voss, Hille, Reichrath, Enid, Maljaars, Jarymke, Dalemans, Ruth, Langdon, Peter E. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-1825 and Moonen, Xavier
(2024)
Does adapting a self-report instrument to improve its cognitive accessibility for people with intellectual disability result in a better measure? − A cognitive interview study.
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 154.
ISSN 0891-4222
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Abstract
Background and aims: We investigated whether improving the cognitive accessibility of a widely used self-report measure leads to better understanding and more accurate answers in a sample of adults with mild intellectual disability and borderline intellectual functioning. Methods and procedures: We undertook a series of cognitive interviews before and after adaptation of the instructions and selected items of an existing self-report measure of adaptive functioning. Interview results and participant feedback were supplemented with quantitative comparisons between participant and carer scores. Outcomes and results: Adaptation based on participant experiences and preferences combined with evidence-informed guidelines improved understanding and accuracy. Self-report and carer-report scores showed greater convergence after adaptation; this occurred because people with intellectual disabilities appeared to understand the self-report measure more effectively. Conclusions and implications: The results show that adaptation of the self-report instrument to suit the needs and preferences of people with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning leads to a more accessible measure and more reliable and valid results. Results also highlight the importance of complementing proxy reports with a first-person perspective in assessment as clients and informants may differ in their assessment of behavior and skills.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding information: No funding was received for conducting this study. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptation,borderline intelligent functioninginclusivity,mild intellectual disability,psychometrics,self-report,developmental and educational psychology,clinical psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3204 |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2024 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2024 01:12 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97129 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104851 |
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