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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Toileting Habit Profile Questionnaire-Revised (THPQ-R) in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Anna Berardi, Giovanni Galeoto, Martina Ruffini, Rachele Simeon, Jerónimo González-Bernal, Jesús Angel Seco-Calvo

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna BerardiDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0670-5303
Giovanni GaleotoDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9043-5686
Martina RuffiniIRCCS San Raffele Pisana, 00163 Rome, Italy.
Rachele SimeonDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-0529-354X
Jerónimo González-BernalHealth Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7298-9060
Jesús Angel Seco-CalvoInstitute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7818-9777
Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversidad de Burgos · ESUniversidad de León · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often seem not to feel the need to go to the bathroom in whatever context they are in and may suffer from hypo-responsiveness. Recent studies show a correlation between sensory problems, constipation, and fecal incontinence in children. This requires an assessment tool to identify evacuation issues in children with sensory dysfunction. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to validate the Italian version of The Toileting Habit Profile Questionnaire-Revised (THPQ-R) in children with ASD.

methodsThe inclusion criteria were a confirmed diagnosis of ASD and an age between 3 and 8 years old. The Toileting Habit Profile Questionnaire Revised (THPQ-R) was recently validated in the Italian language on a healthy population. The Italian version has 17 items with two alternative response options, frequently/always or never/rarely, based on how often the behavior occurs. The THPQ-R questionnaire is easy to administer, interpret, and manage. For concurrent validity, we used the Italian version of the Sensory Processing Measure and Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool.

resultsFor the THPQ-R validation, 43 participants were recruited. The internal consistency, reporting an α value of 0.763, showed that the THPQ-R was a very reliable scale. The THPQ-R appears to be correlated only with the domains "Social Participation T-point", "Hearing T-point", and "Planning and Ideas T-point". However, these correlations are not statistically significant.

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assessmentautism spectrum disorderoccupational therapysensory integration

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