Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Comprehensive Interview Form

COA At-a-Glance

Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population

Evidence of internal consistency

Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability

Evidence of concurrent validity

Evidence of known-groups validity

Evidence of ability to detect change over time

Evidence of responder thresholds

Inclusion of the COA in product labelling

Communication/Language
Daily function
Fine motor function
Gross motor function
Self-care

Overview

Instrument Name: Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - Third Edition Comprehensive Interview Form

Abbreviation: Vineland III Comprehensive Interview Form

Points for Consideration:

Lacking psychometrics but has strong potential in new tool.

Description of Tool:

The VABS-III Comprehensive Interview form is designed to assess personal and social skills used by an individual or child in daily situations. This version of the tool is most commonly deployed in clinical trial settings and clinical practice.

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Minimum Qualification Required by COA Administrator: MA or BA

Comment:

Third revision of the first standardized measure of adaptive behavior, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS) (Doll 1935)

Six versions of this instrument exist : Comprehensive Interview, Domain-Level Interview, Comprehensive Parent/Caregiver, Domain-Level Parent/Caregiver, Comprehensive Teacher and Domain-Level Teacher Forms.

Year: 2016

Objective of Development:

To assess personal and social skills used by an individual or child in daily situations

Population of Development: Age range (therapeutic indication):

0-90 years (All)

Pediatric Population(s) in which COA has been used:

Vineland III:
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Nervous System Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Mental Disorders; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

COA type:

Number of Items 502 items 381 items without optional domains

Mode of Administration:

Data Collection Mode:

Time for Completion: Not reported

Response Scales: Tasks are rated by level of ability

Summary of Scoring:

Available Scores:
Global scores are normed to 100 and range from 20 to 140
Score by domains

Weighting:
No

Score Interpretation:
Lower scores = lower functioning


Content Validity

Evidence of Literature Review: None identified

Evidence of Instrument Review: None identified

Evidence of Clinical or Expert Input: None identified

Evidence of concept elicitation in target patient population: None identified

Evidence of a Saturation Grid: None identified

Evidence for Selection of Data Collection Method: None identified

Recall/Observation Period:

Evidence for Selection of Reponse Options: None identified

Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population: None identified

Evidence of Preliminary Scoring of Items and Domains: None identified

Evidence related to respondent and administrator burden: None identified

Evidence of a Conceptual Framework: None identified

Evidence of an item-tracking matrix: None identified

Evidence related to item selection: None identified

Evidence of re-testing the final version: None identified


Reliability

Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha): None identified

Evidence of internal consistency:

Test-retest Reliability (ICC):

Not reported

Inter-rater/ inter-interviewer reliability (kappa):

Not reported

Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability: None identified


Validity

Concurrent validity (convergent, divergent):

None identified

Known-group validity:

None identified

Evidence of Translatability Assessment: None identified

Evidence related to missing data: None identified

Evidence for Selection of Recall Period: None identified

Evidence of Administration Instructions and Training Provided: Yes

Evidence of concurrent validity: None identified

Evidence of known-groups validity: None identified

Evidence of ability to detect change over time: None identified


Ability to Detect Change

Ability to detect change (Responsiveness):

None identified


Responder Thresholds

Responder Thresholds:

Pearson Website
- Population/Disease: Referent population
- Method used: CID - Distribution
- Results: Standardized score (100±15) for each domain

Evidence of responder thresholds: Yes


Reference(s) of development / validation

Pearson’s Clinical Assessment group. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales | Third Edition [Internet].Bloomington, USA: Pearson; Consulted on March 23rd. Available from: https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Behavior/Adaptive/Vineland-Adaptive-Behavior-Scales-%7C-Third-Edition/p/100001622.html?tab=resources

Sparrow, S. S., Cicchetti, D. V., & Saulnier, C. A. (2016). Vineland adaptive behavior scales: Third edition (Vineland-3). Bloomington: NCS Pearson


Other references

None identified


Inclusion of the COA in product labelling

None identified


Existence of Scoring / Interpretation / User Manual


Original language and translations

Original language: English

Translations: Spanish


References of translations

Contact information
Pearson Assessment
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San Antonio, TX 78259-3701
USA

Elizabeth Werner and Dr. Paul Williams from Pearson Research Services
E-mail: research.licensing@pearson.com


Authors and contact information

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Review copy

None identified