Development of the Communication Complexity Scale
Development of the Communication Complexity Scale
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DOI：
10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0099
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Marquis, Janet
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作者：
Brady, Nancy C.;Fleming, Kandace;Marquis, Janet
目的：准确描述个人的沟通状态在研究和实践中都至关重要。描述患有严重智力和发育障碍的人的沟通状态很困难，因为这些人经常使用可能不易识别的前符号方式进行沟通。我们的目标是设计一个沟通量表和解释总结评分，适用于沟通形式有限（通常是前符号）的儿童和成人群体。方法：沟通复杂性量表（CCS）由一组研究人员开发，并在 178 名具有不同水平的前符号和早期符号沟通技能的参与者中进行了测试。完成了标准化和知情测量之间的相关性，并获得了有关 CCS 的专家意见。结果：CCS 分数在所研究人群的预期范围内，并且参与者间的可靠性很高。与其他指标的比较表明与标准化语言测试存在显着相关性。知情人报告措施的得分往往使儿童处于较高的沟通水平。专家意见普遍支持 CCS 的发展。结论：该量表似乎对于描述特定个体的前符号或早期符号沟通水平很有用。需要进一步的研究来确定它是否对沟通的发展增长敏感。
Purpose: Accurate description of an individual's communication status is critical in both research and practice. Describing the communication status of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities is difficult because these individuals often communicate with presymbolic means that may not be readily recognized. Our goal was to design a communication scale and summary score for interpretation that could be applied across populations of children and adults with limited (often presymbolic) communication forms.Method: The Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) was developed by a team of researchers and tested with 178 participants with varying levels of presymbolic and early symbolic communication skills. Correlations between standardized and informant measures were completed, and expert opinions were obtained regarding the CCS.Results: CCS scores were within expected ranges for the populations studied, and interrater reliability was high. Comparison across other measures indicated significant correlations with standardized tests of language. Scores on informant report measures tended to place children at higher levels of communication. Expert opinions generally favored the development of the CCS.Conclusions: The scale appears to be useful for describing a given individual's level of presymbolic or early symbolic communication. Further research is needed to determine whether it is sensitive to developmental growth in communication.