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An innovation in developing the Supports Intensity Scale-Children's Version (SIS-C) was the adoption of latent variable modeling approaches to norm development. In regard to translated versions of the SIS-C, the latent modeling approaches provided opportunities to leverage the large standardization sample generated in the United States (n = 4,015) to generate translation-specific norms from data collected on smaller samples in other countries and enable future cross-cultural analyses. In this study, data were collected on children in Iceland who received special education services (as defined and delivered in Iceland), a more diverse group of children with disabilities than the U.S. sample. This provided a unique context to explore cross-cultural differences. Findings indicated the structure of the SIS-C (i.e., seven support need domains organized under an overall support needs construct), was supported in the Icelandic context. However, findings also suggested that supports planning teams in Iceland must consider specific age-related factors that differ from other cultural contexts.
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Niños con Discapacidad/rehabilitación , Educación Especial , Evaluación de Necesidades , Psicometría/instrumentación , Psicometría/normas , Niño , Comparación Transcultural , Femenino , Humanos , Islandia , Masculino , TraducciónRESUMEN
We argue that the construct of support needs as used in the field of intellectual disability (ID) offers applicability for persons with motor disabilities. To explore the validity of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) in groups other than ID, we studied the criterion validity for persons with motor disability in a population sample. The SIS showed excellent criterion validity, explaining 62-69% of the variance depending on different combinations of variables suggested by the literature. A distinctive pattern of support needs specific to motor disability was evident, supporting the sensitivity of the SIS for this population. In conclusion, the SIS is found to be an appropriate and valid instrument for assessing support needs in persons with motor disabilities.
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Actividades Cotidianas , Evaluación de la Discapacidad , Discapacidad Intelectual/fisiopatología , Trastornos Motores/fisiopatología , Evaluación de Necesidades , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Parálisis Cerebral/epidemiología , Parálisis Cerebral/fisiopatología , Comorbilidad , Femenino , Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Islandia/epidemiología , Discapacidad Intelectual/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Trastornos Motores/epidemiología , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Although the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) was developed for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we argue for its applicability for people with psychiatric disabilities. Previous empirical evidence for the criterion-related validity of SIS for this population is limited, based on only two studies with participants from the same Mexican state. In a nationwide study we found that SIS explained between 48 and 51% of the variance in the dependent measure, indicating very good validity. The profile of individual support needs showed sensitivity to activities relatively specific to people with psychiatric disabilities, further indicating the validity of the scale. Overall, we find SIS to be valid and appropriate instrument for assessing the support needs of this population.