Review Article

A Systematic Review on Clinimetric Properties of Play Instruments for Occupational Therapy Practice

Table 2

Quality assessment on each included study using Law and MacDermid [24] tool.

StudiesInstrumentEvaluation criteria (score: 2 = good, 1 = moderate, 0 = poor, N/A = not applicable)Total score (%)
Item 1Item 2Item 3Item 4Item 5Item 6Item 7Item 8Item 9Item 10Item 11Item 12

Dender & Stagnitti [108]IPPS22211N/A22220282
Golchin et al. [109]ChIPPA22122121122179
Stagnitti et al. [125]ChIPPA22210N/A22220277
Stagnitti & Lewis [129]ChIPPA22200N/A22220168
Uren & Stagnitti [128]ChIPPA21200N/A22220164
Swindells & Stagnitti [127]ChIPPA20200N/A22122164
Stagnitti & Unsworth [124]ChIPPA11100222221163
Dender & Stagnitti [107]I-ChIPPA12210N/A11120259
Pfeifer et al. [120]ChIPPA21110N/A22110259
McAloney & Stagnitti [117]ChIPPA11200N/A22211159
Sposito et al. [123]Knox PPS22112N/A21120273
Jankovich et al. [112]Knox PPS22210N/A22210273
Lee & Hinojosa [116]Knox PPS22210N/A11120264
Bledsoe & Sheperd [102]Knox PPS22221011210163
Harrison & Keilhofner [111]Knox PPS12120111210154
Pacciulio et al. [119]Knox PPS21110N/A11110145
McDonald & Vigen [118]McDonald Play Inventory22121021210163
Schneider & Rosenblum [120]My Child’s play11121N/A20121264
Lautamo et al. [115]PAGS22201N/A22222286
Lautamo & Heikkilä [113]PAGS21201N/A22221277
Lautamo et al. [114]PAGS21201N/A21222277
Behnke & Fetkovich [101]Play history interview22220021210267
Sturgess & Ziviani [126]Playform22100N/A12100145
Bundy et al. [106]T-TUM12211N/A22221282
Bronson & Bundy [104]ToP + TOES22221N/A22111282
Hamm [110]ToP + TOES22220N/A22111277
Bundy et al. [105]ToP22221N/A22110277
Brentnall et al. [103]ToP21210212221275
Rigby & Gaik [121]ToP22200N/A22110159
Okimoto et al. [130]ToP22100N/A11210150

Item 1: relevant background on psychometric properties and research question; item 2: inclusion/exclusion criteria; item 3: specific psychometric hypothesis; item 4: appropriate scope of psychometric properties; item 5: appropriate sample size; item 6: appropriate retention/follow-up; item 7: specific descriptions of the measures (administration, scoring, interpretation procedures); item 8: standardization of methods; item 9: data presented for each hypothesis or purpose; item 10: appropriate statistical tests; item 11: appropriate secondary analyses; and item 12: conclusions/clinical recommendations supported by analyses and results. ChIPPA: Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment; I-ChIPPA: Indigenous ChIPPA; IPPS: Indigenous Play Partner Scale; Knox PPS: Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale; PAGS: Play Assessment for Group Setting; ToP: Test of Playfulness; TOES: Test of Environmental Supportiveness; T-TUM: ToP-TOES Unifying Measure.