The Turkish Version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
Condition: Premature; Infant Development; Environmental Exposure
Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Summary: 
      The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an
      instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities
      available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18 months. Since its initial publication, the
      AHEMD-IS has grown in popularity as a clinical tool and research criterion. Furthermore, the
      AHEMD-IS supports the claim that environmental factors can have a positive impact on future
      motor skills and later cognitive behaviors of infants. Also it is stated that environmental
      factors are associated with infant motor development and motor abilities. As of writing, it
      has been translated into eight languages from the original English version and has been
      reported as valid and reliable in countries such as China, Spain, Lebanon, and Persia. The
      aim of this study was to produce the Turkish version of the AHEMD-IS and to reveal the
      validity and reliability of this version.
    

Detailed description: 
      The International Classification of Health, Function, and Disability (ICF), developed by the
      World Health Organization, provides a standard framework for identifying the body functions
      and structures, activity restrictions, and difficulties in children's participation. One of
      the major innovations in the ICF is that it introduces an environmental factor classification
      that enables the identification of environmental barriers and facilitators for both the
      capacity and performance of activities and tasks in daily life. The physical, social, and
      behavioral environments in which humans live are shaped by environmental factors.
      Environmental factors are external to the individual and can have a positive or negative
      impact on an individual's participation, performance, and body function/structure.

      One of the tools that evaluate the environmental home environment is the Affordances in the
      Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS). The AHEMD-IS is a valuable
      tool for assessing the home environment, one of the environmental factors affecting infant
      motor development, and is of considerable research and clinical importance. The importance of
      this questionnaire is based on evidence not just for the impact of the home environment on
      motor development, but also on future cognitive and social behaviors. Consequently, this
      study aimed to translate the original English version into Turkish and to test its
      psychometric properties for use in children aged 3-18 months. It was aimed to determine
      whether the translated questionnaire meets the appropriate and necessary standards for
      measuring the quantity and quality of motor competencies in the home environment of children
      aged 3-18 month.
    

Intervention name(s): The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18 months. In this study, the Turkish version of the AHEMD-IS were constructed. Also, the validity and reliability of this version were examined.
Observational model: Other
Time perspective: Prospective
Sampling method: Probability Sample
Study population: 
        The study comprised of term and preterm newborns.