Development of the Japanese version of the evaluation method for children's activities and participation - Application to children with special needs

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19906
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Igarashi Go 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 講師 (50735199)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 活動 / 参加 / 幼児 / 評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of PACS, an assessment method for children's activities and participation. During this research period, we first created picture cards of the activity items included in the Japanese version of PACS.　Next, we attempted to evaluate the participation of children with special needs using the Japanese version of PACS. The results found that the participation of children with special needs was characterized by category and was associated with sensory processing characteristics.

Free Research Field

作業療法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで日本国内で使用可能な就学前児の活動参加を定量的に評価することのできるツールは存在しなかった。本研究により日本版PACSの開発を行ったことで、今後地域で働く作業療法士らが対象児の生活全体を捉えて支援・介入を行うことや、多職種や養育者と支援目標や理解の共有や容易になること等が期待される。また、疾患や障害毎に特徴的な活動参加パターンの分析等、今後の研究への波及効果も高い。