TY - JOUR
T1 - Capturing everyday experiences of typically developing children aged five to seven years
T2 - A feasibility study of experience sampling methodology
AU - Vilaysack, Brandon
AU - Cordier, Reinie
AU - Doma, Kenji
AU - Chen, Yu Wei
PY - 2016/12/15
Y1 - 2016/12/15
N2 - Background: Understanding children's perception of their experiences is imperative for developing client-centred interventions for paediatric populations. However, perceptions of young children in the myriad circumstances that they live in have not yet been properly investigated. Subsequently, this study tested the feasibility and appropriateness of experience sampling method (ESM), an ecological momentary assessment, on typically developing children aged between five and seven years. Methods: Ten children (five boys and five girls) carried an Android© device with a pre-installed ESM survey exploring their everyday life and their perceived internal experiences. Children were asked to respond to the survey eight times daily, at random times generated by the device, for seven days. Results: An acceptable signal response rate (47.6 ± 18.9%) and short average time required for survey completion (83 ± 49 seconds) supported the feasibility of the ESM for use in research with children aged between five and seven years. Children reported the questions were straightforward and survey completion interfered very little with everyday activities, supporting appropriateness of the method. Through graphic analysis we illustrated the usability of ESM for capturing the influence of everyday contexts on perceived internal experiences. Conclusions: The ESM holds promise for examining the impact of environmental context on everyday experiences of young typically developing children.
AB - Background: Understanding children's perception of their experiences is imperative for developing client-centred interventions for paediatric populations. However, perceptions of young children in the myriad circumstances that they live in have not yet been properly investigated. Subsequently, this study tested the feasibility and appropriateness of experience sampling method (ESM), an ecological momentary assessment, on typically developing children aged between five and seven years. Methods: Ten children (five boys and five girls) carried an Android© device with a pre-installed ESM survey exploring their everyday life and their perceived internal experiences. Children were asked to respond to the survey eight times daily, at random times generated by the device, for seven days. Results: An acceptable signal response rate (47.6 ± 18.9%) and short average time required for survey completion (83 ± 49 seconds) supported the feasibility of the ESM for use in research with children aged between five and seven years. Children reported the questions were straightforward and survey completion interfered very little with everyday activities, supporting appropriateness of the method. Through graphic analysis we illustrated the usability of ESM for capturing the influence of everyday contexts on perceived internal experiences. Conclusions: The ESM holds promise for examining the impact of environmental context on everyday experiences of young typically developing children.
KW - activities of daily living
KW - environment
KW - participation
KW - psycho-social
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.1111/1440-1630.12336
DO - 10.1111/1440-1630.12336
M3 - Article
C2 - 27723103
AN - SCOPUS:84995563319
SN - 0045-0766
VL - 63
SP - 424
EP - 433
JO - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
JF - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
IS - 6
ER -