An instrument for dimensional diagnosis of a child’s constitution (ICC)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- A. J. J. M. Ruijssenaars; Joop Hoekman; M. H. Niemeijer; Erik W. Baars
- Source
- International Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 11(2), 68-73. MedCrave Group
International Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 11(2), 68-73
- Subject
- Typology
child constitution
Operationalization
business.industry
instrument development
anthroposophic anthropology
0211 other engineering and technologies
Faith healing
02 engineering and technology
medicine.disease
Child development
030205 complementary & alternative medicine
Developmental disorder
03 medical and health sciences
Inter-rater reliability
0302 clinical medicine
021105 building & construction
Health care
medicine
dimensional diagnostics
developmental disorders
business
Psychology
Face validity
Clinical psychology
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2381-1803
Developmental disorders present themselves with complex problems that maythreaten a child’s development. In every child a disorder shows itself in a unique way, which makes it necessary to individualize. The objective of this preliminary study is to develop an instrument that provides a dimensional diagnosis by mapping the degree of (dis)balance in three domains of child development. The instrument is based on anthroposophic anthropology and typology. The instrument will be usable in all kinds of care for children with developmental disorders.The typology of a child’s constitution was operationalized using concept mapping and consensus building with experts. Preliminary tests of the psychometric properties of the instrument were applied on children with developmental disorders in a pilot study in Dutch healthcare. The Instrument for diagnosis of a Child’s Constitution (ICC) developed in this study consists of two parts. Part I contains 36 polar formulated items in three subscales of 12 items and is to be completed by healthcare professionals. Part II consists of three VAS scales (Visual analogue scales) and is to be completed y a practitioner. The outcome (the scores of Part I and II) forms a profile of the child’s constitution, showing the (dis) balance in three domains of child development. A pilot study with 38 children shows positive face validity, and moderate internal consistency and inter-rater reliability of the ICC. The ICC has been developed as a diagnostic instrument to assess individualized dimensional diagnosis of children with a developmental disorder. Future studies will focus on validation of the instrument.