The psychosocial impact of assistive device scale: Italian validation in a cohort of nonambulant people with neuromotor disorders

Autor: Giovanni Fabbrini, Marco Tofani, Enrico Castelli, Luca Lucibello, M. Figura, Giovanni Galeoto, Maurizio Sabbadini, Costanza Candeloro
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Assistive Technology. 32:54-59
ISSN: 1949-3614
1040-0435
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2018.1469553
Popis: The importance of adaptive seating system on body structure and function is widely accepted, but its impact on psychosocial aspects needs more consideration by health professionals. This article describes the Italian validation of the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Device Scale (IT-PIADS) for non-ambulant people with neuromotor disorders.Once agreement has been given by the original authors, the scale was translated and adapted to the Italian culture. The IT-PIADS was administered to different wheelchairs users with heterogeneous diagnosis. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were examined. Its concurrent validity was evaluated with the Italian version of the WheelCon-M-SF.The IT-PIADS was administered to 87 subjects. Cronbach's
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