Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) center in Taiwan

Abstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to introduce the development of Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version and to examine the test-retest reliability of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version for clients with depression in Taiwan. Methods: The Volitional Questionnaire was translated into Mandarin via 2 stage methodology and tested on 46 clients who were diagnosed with depressive disorders. The clients were consisted of eight males and thirty-eight females. The average age of the clients was 50.50 years old. (SD=15.37). All subjects participated in purposeful activities arranged by the researcher, the volitional status of the clients was assessed. After ten to fifteen days, reevaluation was carried out by the same researcher in the same environment. Results: The results of the study showed that test-retest reliability of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version, ICC= .82. Kappa value of individual item of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version was betwee...

Abstract Objective： Occupational therapy promotes the clients' functions through engaging them in the purposeful and meaningful occupations. Lack of motivation to participate in occupations would obstuct the individual to perform adaptively. Understanding client's motivational status provides us a picture of the mechanism which results in certain behaviors. Therefore, clearly defined motivational behaviors could assist clinicians to choose appropriate programs to promote the treatment effect. Literature indicates that an adequate, standardized, and theory-based assessment to evaluate client's motivational status is important. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Volitional questionnaire (PVQ-C) for preschoolers in Taiwan. Methods: The PVQ-C was translated and back-translated according to scholars' suggestions. Forty normal preschoolers and 40 preschoolers with developmental delayed were randomly se...