%0 Journal Article %A Soltaninejad, Hossein %A Alizadeh Zarei, Mehdi %A Akbarfahimi, Malahat %A Azad, Akram %A Rabiei, Farzad %T The Development and Validation of a Scale for the Activities of Daily Living in Iranian Children %J Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal %V 12 %N 6 %U http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1855-en.html %R 10.32598/bcn.2021.2732.1 %D 2021 %K Scale development, Activities of daily living, Children, Outcome measure, %X Introduction: Activities of Daily Living (ADL), as an ultimate goal of rehabilitation, rely on cultural and environmental factors. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire based on the occupational therapy practice frame to accurately evaluate Iranian children’s occupational performance. Methods: This scale was developed in two phases of planning and construction. The planning phase involved a literature review and a collection of the available evaluation tools in the area. The advice of two expert panels was used to develop a preliminary 87-item questionnaire. In the construction phase, 40 parents were surveyed to assess the popularity of the activities in Iran. After a face to content validation, the final version of the questionnaire was prepared with 93 items. Results: The final 93-item questionnaire was used to assess the ADL of 3-6-year-old children. The 93 items, selected according to criteria found in the literature and the panel of experts, were categorized into six ranges of occupational therapy practice framework (bathing/washing/personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, eating/feeding, functional mobility, and others). Conclusion: The ADL in Iranian children is a practical and culturally relevant tool for measuring the occupational performance of Iranian children. It can be used in clinical and population-based research. %> http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1855-en.pdf %P 837-848 %& 837 %! %9 Original %L A-10-2732-1 %+ Department of Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 2008-126X %[ 2021