Validity and Internal Consistency of the Parent Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Sensory Integration Survey

Introduction/Rationale:
Families are integral to managing sensory integration problems. However, no known outcome measure exists to investigate parental knowledge, attitudes, and
practices for sensory integration problems.

Objectives:
To detail the procedures used in establishing the validity and testing the reliability
of the parent knowledge, attitudes, and practices about sensory integration (parent KAP•SI; Martinez & Moyers, 2023) survey.

Methods/Approach:
We utilised DeVellis and Thorpe's (2021) scale development procedure to establish the face and content validity Of the Parent KAPSI (Martinez & Moyers, 2023). The initial survey contained 93 items across four subtests. We administered the survey to two sample populations and analyu•d its internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha after each administration.

Results/Practice implications:
After the second testing, we shortened the Parent KAPSI (Martinez & Moyers, 2023) to a 42-item survey that demonstrated face and content validity in all four subtests and acceptable/good internal consistency in three subtests.

Conclusion/Contribution to the occupational therapy profession:
Initial findings support using the Knowledge About Sensory Integration, Attitudes and Practices subtests of Parent KAP-Sl (Martinez & Moyers, 2023), and revising the sensory integration knowledge subtest.