Table 1 Descriptions of PEM-CY community summary scores
1. Participation frequency: Average of all ratings except those to which parent responded “never” for frequency. Higher scores reflect greater frequency.
2. Percent never participates: Number of items answered “never” divided by the total number of items rated and then multiplied by 100.
Higher scores reflect greater number of activities that child never participates in.
3. Involvement: Average of all ratings except those to which parent responded “never” for frequency. Higher scores reflect greater involvement.
4. Percent that parents desired change (indicator of overall satisfaction with child’s participation): Number of “Yes, change” responses divided by the total number of items rated and then multiplied by 100.
Higher scores reflect greater number of activities that parents desire change in their
child’s participation.
5. Percent total environmental supportiveness: Sum of ratings divided by the number of items rated multiplied by 100. Higher scores reflect greater
environmental supportiveness. NOTE. A 3-point rating scale was first created by collapsing the 5 categories used to assess both “features of
environment that help/make it harder” and “perceived adequacy/availability of resources” (1ZUsually makes harder/Usually no; 2ZSometimes
helps/makes harder or Sometimes yes/no; 3ZUsually helps/Usually yes or Not an issue/Not needed).