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​Experience Sampling Method  - Feasibility

  • Wilson, N., Chen, Y.W., Mahoney, N., Buchanan, A., Marks, A., & Cordier, R. (2020). Experience sampling method and the everyday experiences of adults with intellectual disability: A feasibility study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), 1328-1339. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12753  

  • Vilaysack, B., Cordier, R., Doma, K., Chen, Y.W. (2016). Capturing everyday experiences of typically developing children aged five to seven years: A feasibility study of experience sampling methodology. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63(6), 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12336

  • Chen, Y.W., Cordier, R., & Brown, N. (2015). A preliminary study on the reliability and validity of using experience sampling method in children with autism spectrum disorders. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 18, 383-389. https://doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2013.855274

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., & Einfeld, S. (2014). Feasibility and usability of experience sampling methodology for capturing everyday experiences of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Disability and Health Journal, 7, 361-366. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.04.004

 

Experience Sampling Method - Understanding the real-life needs

  • Shyu, H.J., Chen, Y.W.R., Ng, D. Y., Bundy, A., Tseng, M.H., & Cordier, R. (2024). Does the PedsQL reflect the real-time quality of life in autistic adolescents? A comparison with the experience sampling methodology. Disability and Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101690

  • Chen, Y.W. R., Ng, D. Y., Tseng, M.-H., Bundy, A., & Cordier, R. (2024). The impact of coping behaviors on perceived competence and social anxiety in the everyday social engagement of autistic adolescents. Autism, 28(5), 1268-1279. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231196773

  • Yu, T. T., Chen, Y. W. R., Chen, C. T., & Chen, K. L. (2023). Motivation for real-life social engagement of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: From the caregiver perspectives. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 106, 102205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102205

  • McAuliffe, T., Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Vaz, S., Thomas, Y., & Falkmer, T. (2022). In-the-moment experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a comparison by household status and region of residence. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (4), 558-572. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1772890

  • Lim, V. H. T., Chen, Y.W., Tseng, M. H., Bundy, A., & Cordier, R. (2021). The impact of caregiver stigma on real-life social experience of Taiwanese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 25(7), 1859-1871. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211004329

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2017). A cross-cultural exploration of the everyday social participation of individuals with autism spectrum disorders in Australia and Taiwan: An experience sampling study. Autism, 21(2), 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316636756

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2016). The experience of social participation in everyday contexts among individuals with autism spectrum disorders: An experience sampling study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46, 1403-1414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2682-4

  • Cordier, R., Brown, N., Chen, Y.W., Wilkes-Gillan, S., & Falkmer, T. (2016). Piloting the use of experience sampling method to investigate the everyday social experiences of children with Asperger syndrome/ high functioning autism. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 19, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2014.915244

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2015). Motivation for everyday social participation in cognitively able individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 11, 2699–2709. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S87844

 

Exploring real-life challenges

  • Cordier, R., Chen, Y. W., Chung, D., Mahoney, N., Martin, R., Dorozenko, K., ... & Zufferey, C. (2023). The long shadow of intimate partner violence: associations of mental and physical health with employment, housing, and demographic factors. Violence Against Women, 10778012231181044. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231181044

  • Marks, A. L., Mahoney, N., Chen, Y.W., Cordier, R., Buchanan, A., & Wilson, N. J. (2022). Health promotion challenges for young adults living with intellectual disability and type 1 diabetes. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 26, 853-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/17446295211032767

  • Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Clemson, L., Byles, J. (2019). Subjective memory complaints and difficulty performing activities of daily living among older women in Australia. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 66(2), 227-238. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/1440-1630.12548

  • Lim, J.W., Honey, A., Du Toit, S.H.J, Chen, Y.W., & Mackenzie, L. (2016). Experiences of international students from Asian backgrounds studying occupational therapy in Australia. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 63(5), 303-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12307

  • Chen, Y.W., Tseng, M.H., Hu, F.C., & Cermak, S.A. (2009). Psychosocial adjustment and attention in children with developmental coordination disorder using different motor tests. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30, 1367-1377. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.06.004

 

Interventions addressing real-life needs

  • Wilkes-Gillan, S., Parsons, L., Parsons, D., Mahoney, N., Hancock, N., Cordier, R., Lincoln, M., Chen, Y.W.R., & Bundy, A. (2024). An evaluation of intervention appropriateness from the perspective of parents: A peer-mediated, play-based intervention for children with ADHD. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12981

  • Wilkes-Gillan, S., Cordier, R., Bundy, A., Lincoln, M., Chen, Y. W., Parsons, L., & Cantrill, A. (2022). A pairwise randomised controlled trial of a peer-mediated play-based intervention to improve the social play skills of children with ADHD: Outcomes of the typically-developing playmates. PLoS ONE, 17(10), e0276444. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276444

  • Hodges, A., Cordier, R., Joosten, A., Bourke-Taylor, H., & Chen, Y.W. (2022). Evaluating the feasibility, fidelity, and preliminary effectiveness of a school-based intervention to improve the school participation and feelings of connectedness of elementary school students on the autism spectrum, PL2S ONE, 17(6), e0269098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269098

  • Wilkes-Gillan, S, Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Lincoln, M., & Chen, Y.W. (2016). A randomised controlled trial of a play-based intervention to improve the social play skills of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). PLoS ONE, 11(8), e0160558. https://doi.org/0.1371/journal.pone.0160558

 

Systematic reviews of  Interventions

  • Spender, K., Chen, Y. W. R., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Parsons, L., Cantrill, A., Simon, M., ... & Cordier, R. (2023). The friendships of children and youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0289539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289539

  • Simon, M., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Chen, Y.W., Cordier, R., Cantrill, A., Parsons, L., & Phua, J.J. (2022). Toilet training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 99, 102049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102049

  • Speyer, R., Chen, Y.W., Kim, J. H., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Nordahl-Hansen, A. J., Wu, H. C., & Cordier, R. (2022). Non-pharmacological interventions for adults with autism: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 9, 249-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-021-00250-1

  • Wilkes-Gillan, S., Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Swanton, R., Mahoney, N., Trimboli, C., Yule, E., & Tam, E. (2021). A systematic review of video-modelling interventions for children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68(5), 454-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12747

  • Speyer, R., Denman, D., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Chen, Y.W., Bogaardt, H., Kim, J.-H., Heckathorn, D.-E., & Cordier, R. (2018). Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 50(3), 225-235. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2297

 

Measurement and assessment

  • Chen, Y.W. R., Janicaud, N., Littlefair, D., Graham, P., Soler, N., Wilkes-Gillan, S., McAuliffe, T., & Cordier, R. (2024). A systematic review of self-regulation measures in children: Exploring characteristics and psychometric properties. PLoS ONE, 19, e0309895. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309895

  • Speyer, R., Kim, J. H., Doma, K., Chen, Y.W., Denman, D., Phyland, D., ... & Cordier, R. (2019). Measurement properties of self-report questionnaires on health-related quality of life and functional health status in dysphonia: A systematic review using the COSMIN taxonomy. Quality of Life Research, 28(2), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-2001-6

  • Denman, D., Speyer, R., Munro, N., Pearce, W.M., Chen, Y.W., & Cordier, R. (2017). Psychometric properties of language assessments for children aged 4–12 Years: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01515

  • Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Speyer, R., Totino, R., Doma, K., Leicht, A., Brown, N., & Cuomo, B. (2016). Child-report measures of occupational performance: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0147751. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147751

  • Cordier, R., Speyer, R., Chen, Y.W., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Brown, T., Bourke-Taylor, H., Doma, K., & Leicht, A. (2015). Evaluating the psychometric quality of social skills measures: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132299

  • Chen, Y.W., Tsai, H.J., Hung, H.C., & Tsauo, J.Y. (2008). Reliability study of measurements for lymphedema in breast cancer patients. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 87, 33–38. https://doi.org/ 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815b6199

  • Chen, Y.W.R., & Chen, K.L. (2024). The impact of Theory of Mind on real-time social interactions and anxiety during social engagement: A comparison between autistic and neurotypical young children. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2024 Annual meeting, 15-18 May, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W.R., Cordier, R., Parsons, L., Wilkes-Gillan, S., Speyer, R., Cook, M., Martinez, M., & Graham, P. (2023). Friendship interventions for children with developmental disorders: A systematic review. Oral presentation at the 30th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference and Exhibition, 21-23 June, Cairns, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W.R., Shyu, H.J., Yihm D., Tseng, M.H., Bundy, A., & Cordier, R. (2023, accepted). Does PedsQL™ reflect the real-life experiences of autistic adolescents? Oral presentation at the 30th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference and Exhibition, 21-23 June, Cairns, Australia.

  • Janicaud, N., Chen, Y.W.R., McAuliffe, T., & Cordier, R. (2023, accepted). The components of self-regulation: A systematic review of self-regulation measures in children. Poster presentation at the 30th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference and Exhibition, 21-23 June, Cairns, Australia.

  • Yin, R., Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Tseng, M.-H., & Yip, S. (2019). The motivation for everyday social engagement in high functioning youth with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the 28th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 10-12 July, Sydney, Australia.

  • Yip, S., Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Tseng, M.-H., & Yin, R. (2019). Perceived social competence and everyday social interaction in young adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the 28th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 10-12 July, Sydney, Australia.

  • Wu, I.H.C., Chen, Y.W., Wilkes-Gillan, S., & Fung, J.K.H. (2018). The impact of social and coping skills on time use in everyday activities of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Poser presented at World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, 21-25 May, Cape Town, South Africa. 

  • Fung, J.K.H., Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., & Wu, I.H.C. (2018). The impact of everyday contexts on social experience of children with autism spectrum disorder as compared to typically developing children. Poser presented at World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, 21-25 May, Cape Town, South Africa. 

  • Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Clemson, L., Byles, J. (2017). The impact of memory difficulties on performing instrumental activities of daily living among older women in Australia: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Symposium, 20-22 October, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., & Einfeld, S. (2017). The influence of dispositions on social experience of people with autism spectrum disorder: Does it matter? Poster presented at the 27th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 19-21 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., Clemson, L., & Byles, J. (2017). The impact of memory difficulties on performing activities of daily living: A latent growth model using the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health data. Oral presented at the 27th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 19-21 July, Perth, Australia.

  • McAuliffe, T., Cordier, R., Vaz, S., Falkmer, T., Chen, Y.W., & Thomas, Y. (2017). Time use and related emotions of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison of single and couple mothers. Oral presented at the 27th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 19-21 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Momi, S., & Chen, Y.W. (2017). The effectiveness of school-based interventions to improve social participation in students with autism spectrum disorder in the mainstream primary school setting: A systematic review. Oral presented at the 27th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 19-21 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2015). Cross-cultural comparison of everyday participation in individuals with autism spectrum disorders in Australia and Taiwan. Poster presented at the 6th Asian-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, 14-18 September, Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2015). Motivation for everyday social participation in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the 6th Asian-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, 14-18 September, Rotorua, New Zealand.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2015). The experience in everyday social participation of adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism: An experience sampling study. Oral presented at the 26th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 30 June-3 July, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2014). Everyday experience in adults with Asperger’s syndrome/high functioning autism: An experience sampling study. Poster presented at the 2nd Australasian Society for Autism Research Conference, 4-5 December, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., Chien, Y.L., & Einfeld, S. (2014). Everyday participation in males and females with Asperger’s syndrome/high-functioning autism living in Australia and Taiwan. Oral presented at the Biennial Higher Degree Research Conference, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, 3-5 November, Sydney, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., & Einfeld, S. (2013). Investigating everyday social experience in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Oral presented at the 6th Occupational Science Symposium, 2 November, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., & Einfeld, S. (2013). Understanding everyday social experience in autism spectrum disorders: A case study using experience sampling methodology. Oral presented at the 25th Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) National Conference, 24-26 July, Adelaide, Australia.

  • Chen, Y.W., Bundy, A., Cordier, R., & Einfeld, S. (2013). Feasibility of experience sampling methodology in understanding everyday experience in autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, 2-4 May, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.

  • Chen, Y.W., Fu, C.P., & Tseng, M.H. (2010). Functional performance at school in children with developmental coordination disorder using different motor tests. Poster presented at the 2nd Asia-Oceanian Conference of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 29 April, Taipei, Taiwan. [Proceeding in Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48, 179-180]

  • Fu, C.P., Chen, Y.W., Ou, W.Y., & Tseng, M.H. (2009). Problem behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder: contribution of sensory processing patterns and temperament. Oral presented at the 28th Annual Academic Conference of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association, 29 November, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Tseng, M.H., Ou, W.Y., & Chen, Y.W. (2008). The association between the sensory processing patterns and behaviour characteristics of children with Autism. Poster presented at the 3rd National Occupational Therapists Association Annual Conference at Chung Gung University, 28 June, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.

  • Tseng, M.H., Ou, W.Y., & Chen, Y.W. (2008). The association between the sensory processing patterns and temperament characteristics of toddlers. Poster presented at the 8th Occupational Therapy Conference at National Taiwan University, 19 April, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Tseng, M.H., Wang, T.N., & Chen, Y.W. (2005). Consistency between the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children in identifying children with developmental coordination disorder in Taiwan. Poster presented in the 24th Annual Academic Conference of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association, 30 October, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Wilkes-Gillan, S., Chen, Y.W.R., & Cordier, R. (2023). Play Skills. In: J.L. Matson (Eds.) Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (pp. 881-902). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24926-6_41

  • Hare, D.J. & Chen, Y.W. (2019). Experience sampling methodology in the study of autism spectrum disorder. In J.E. Palmier-Claus, G. Haddock & F. Varese (Eds.) Experience Sampling in Mental Health Research (pp. 53-66). London, Routledge.

  • Cortis, N., Blaxland, M., Breckenridge, J., Valentine, K. Mahoney, N., Chung, D., Cordier, R., Chen, Y.W., and Green, D. (2018). National Survey of Workers in the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Sectors (SPRC Report 5/2018). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre and Gendered Violence Research Network, UNSW Sydney. https://doi.org/10.26190/5b5ab1c0e110f

  • Jessup, G., Bian, S., Chen, Y.W., & Bundy, A.C. (2012). Manual of P.I.E.L. Survey Application. [Mobile Application]. The University of Sydney. http://pielsurvey.org

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The University of Sydney

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