1. The Functional Vision for Communication Questionnaire (FVC-Q): Exploring Parental Report of Non-Speaking Children's Fixation Skills Using a Structured History-Taking Approach.
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Sargent, Jenefer, Griffiths, Tom, Clarke, Michael T., Bates, Kim, Macleod, Katrina, and Swettenham, John
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MEDICAL history taking ,CHILDREN with disabilities ,VISION testing ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,PARENT attitudes ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CEREBRAL palsy ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,NONVERBAL communication ,RESEARCH methodology ,PARENTS of children with disabilities ,COMPARATIVE studies ,VISUAL acuity ,EYE movements ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,CHILDREN - Abstract
This paper explores whether a structured history-taking tool yields useful descriptions of children's looking skills. Parents of 32 children referred to a specialist communication clinic reported their child's looking skills using the Functional Vision for Communication Questionnaire (FVC-Q), providing descriptions of single object fixation, fixation shifts between objects and fixation shifts from object to person. Descriptions were compared with clinical assessment. 24/32 children were reported to have some limitation in fixation. Limitation was subsequently seen in 30/32 children. Parental report and assessment agreed fully in 23/32 (72%). The largest area of discrepancy was object-person fixation shifts, with five children not observed to show this behavior despite its being reported. Findings indicate a structured questionnaire yields description of fixations, which correspond well with clinical assessment. Descriptions supported discussion between parents and clinicians. It is proposed that the FVC-Q is a valuable tool in supporting clinicians in eliciting information about fixation skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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