Table 3.

Summary of therapist perspectives on The Sensory Form: weaknesses.

Requires OT background knowledge, experience, and training (i) “Without specialist knowledge and training, developing strategies may be difficult” (T15) (ii) “I think… if you did not have a good understanding of SP (sensory processing) it may not be easy to use” (T20) (iii) “A knowledge of sensory processing areas is needed and this knowledge needs to be somewhat in-depth. I wonder how much training would be required to easily complete the form in an effective way” (T9) (iv) “I think it requires additional knowledge of sensory processing to ensure aspects aren't missed” (T6) (v) “Would be too hard for non OTs to use without specific training” (T12) (vi) “use by other professionals without understanding the form from an occupation perspective” (T2) (vii) “I think it would be great to develop something parents could use that is a simplified version of this” (T1)

Supports reasoning in a limited way (i) “May be difficult to measure progress using this form, I would need other assessments to be more thorough and inform intervention choices in addition to this form” (T5) (ii) “I see it as an adjunct to the use of standardised assessments such as the SP-2 (Sensory Profile-2); not as a stand-alone assessment, but rather a tool to support clinical reasoning and intervention planning” (T8) (iii) “…knowing how to interpret/analyse information appropriately” (T6)

Expand for clarity and logic (i) “I predict there may not be enough space in the boxes to add all relevant details, eg under logistics” (T19) (ii) “Visually confusing” (T13) (iii) “Could provide bigger boxes and become two sided. An ‘additional observations' section could be helpful” (T17)

Key: T: therapist participant.