scholarly journals CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDITY OF FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE ITEMS IN STROKE: A STUDY USING RASCH ANALYSIS

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Slade ◽  
Massimo Penta ◽  
Maria Tripolski ◽  
Fin Biering-Sørensen ◽  
Jane Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Functional Independence Measure ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity

scholarly journals Cross-cultural validity of the Brazilian version of the ABILHAND questionnaire for chronic stroke individuals, based on Rasch analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Basílio ◽  
I Faria-Fortini ◽  
L Magalhães ◽  
F Assumpção ◽  
A Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Brazilian Version

Cross-cultural validity of the ABILOCO questionnaire for individuals with stroke, based on Rasch analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1310-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Roberto Avelino ◽  
Lívia Castro Magalhães ◽  
Iza Faria-Fortini ◽  
Marluce Lopes Basílio ◽  
Kênia Kiefer Parreiras Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity

The Falls Efficacy Scale International is a valid measure to assess the concern about falling and its changes induced by treatments

2021 ◽  
pp. 026921552110621
Author(s):  
Antonio Caronni ◽  
Michela Picardi ◽  
Valentina Redaelli ◽  
Paola Antoniotti ◽  
Giuseppe Pintavalle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Functional Independence Measure ◽  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Balance Impairment ◽  
Motor Disability ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Neurological Patients

Objective To test with the Rasch analysis the psychometric properties of the Falls Efficacy Scale International, a questionnaire for measuring concern about falling. Design Longitudinal observational study, before–after rehabilitation. Setting Inpatient rehabilitation. Subjects A total of 251 neurological patients with balance impairment. Interventions Physiotherapy and occupational therapy aimed at reducing the risk of falling. Main measures Participants (median age, first–third quartile: 74.0, 65.5–80.5 years; stroke and polyneuropathy: 43% and 21% of the sample, respectively) received a balance assessment (Falls Efficacy Scale International included) pre- and post-rehabilitation. Rasch analysis was used to evaluate the Falls Efficacy Scale International. Differential item functioning, which assesses the measures’ stability in different conditions (e.g. before vs. after treatment) and in different groups of individuals, was tested for several variables. Results Patients suffered a moderate balance impairment (Mini-BESTest median score; first–third quartile: 15; 11–19), mild–moderate concern about falling (Falls Efficacy Scale International: 28; 21–37) and motor disability (Functional Independence Measure, motor domain: 70.0; 57.0–76.5). Falls Efficacy Scale International items fitted the Rasch model (range of infit and outfit mean square statistics: 0.8–1.32 and 0.71–1.45, respectively) and the questionnaire's reliability was satisfactory (0.87). No differential item functioning was found for treatment, gender, age and balance impairment. Differential item functioning was found for diagnosis and disability severity, but it is shown that it is not such as to bias measures. Conclusions Falls Efficacy Scale International ordinal scores can be turned into interval measures, i.e. measures of the type of temperature. Being differential item functioning-free for treatment, these measures can be safely used to compare concern about falling before and after rehabilitation, such as when interested in assessing the rehabilitation effectiveness.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and validity of the "Edmonton Frail Scale - EFS" in a Brazilian elderly sample

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1043-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabrício-Wehbe ◽  
Fábio Veiga Schiaveto ◽  
Thaís Ramos Pereira Vendrusculo ◽  
Vanderlei José Haas ◽  
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cognitive Deficit ◽  
Functional Independence Measure ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Conceptual Equivalence ◽  
State Examination

This study aimed to assess the cross-cultural adaptation of the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) and its validity in a Brazilian elderly sample. Translation and back-translation were performed, as well as discussion with professionals and elderly for conceptual equivalence, semantic validation and pre-test of the scale. The scale was applied to 137 elderly aged 65 years or older who lived in the community. In the know-groups validation of the frailty diagnosis between gender, age and cognitive deficit, elder elderly, female and with a cognitive deficit scored higher on the frailty diagnosis. A negative convergent correlation was found between the EFS and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) (-0.53, p< 0.01) and the total score of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (-0.60, p< 0.01). The watch test presented high sensitivity and low specificity levels. The Portuguese version of the EFS was considered valid in the study sample.

Cross-Cultural Assessment of Functional Ability

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia C. Magalhães ◽  
Anne G. Fisher ◽  
Birgitta Bernspång ◽  
John M. Linacre
Keyword(s):  
Test Performance ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Functional Assessments ◽  
Cultural Assessment

Culture and environment are known to influence performance of activities of daily living. Few functional assessments currently used in rehabilitation address the issue of cultural validity or relevance of the tasks that are used for assessment purposes. The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) addresses this problem by allowing the client to chose assessment tasks that are more relevant in their daily lives. We investigated the cross-cultural validity of the AMPS by contrasting test performance in subjects from two countries: the United States and Sweden. Data on 589 North American and Swedish subjects were submitted to Rasch analysis, and the results supported the validity of the AMPS in each country. Of the 35 AMPS items, only one item, Endures, differed significantly between the two samples. Overall item stability across samples indicated that the results obtained in both countries could be compared in a valid and meaningful way.

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