Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Motor Assessment Scale, based on Rasch analysis
| Autor: | Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, Eduarda Moretti, Lívia de Castro Magalhães, Elaine Lima, Ana Clara Guerra, Andrea Lemos, Luan Simões, Glória Elizabeth Laurentino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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030506 rehabilitation Psychometrics medicine.medical_treatment Validity Motor function 03 medical and health sciences Disability Evaluation 0302 clinical medicine Statistics medicine Humans Motor assessment Rehabilitation Rasch model Construct validity Reproducibility of Results Middle Aged Stroke Motor Skills Female 0305 other medical science Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Kappa Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Disability and rehabilitation. 41(9) |
| ISSN: | 1464-5165 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE To cross-culturally adapt and verify the measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS). METHODS The process of cross-cultural adaptation followed standardized procedures. Construct validity of the MAS was investigated using Rasch analysis (n = 100), whereas inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities were evaluated using Kappa coefficients and Bland and Altman plots (n = 52). RESULTS The MAS demonstrated satisfactory measurement properties. The Kappa coefficients for the inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities were 0.73 (ranging from 0.79 to 1.00) and 0.82 (ranging from 0.86 to 1.00), respectively. The Bland and Altman plots showed adequate inter-rater and test-retest agreements. No ceiling or floor effects were observed and only one item exhibited misfit to the Rasch model expectations. Item 4 "sitting to standing" exhibited marginal misfit (infit MnSq = 1.44; Zstd = 2.6), but it did not affect the unidimensionality of the scale. CONCLUSIONS The MAS demonstrated good indicators of validity and reliability to be used for the assessment of motor function of individuals with stroke within clinical and research contexts. Implications for rehabilitation The Motor Assessment Scale is a performance-based scale for the assessment of motor function of individuals with stroke, based on a task-oriented approach. The Motor Assessment Scale has shown good clinical utility indicators dues to its quick administration, objectivity, and clinical relevance as a functional predictor. The Motor Assessment Scale showed good indicators of validity and reliability to be used within clinical and research contexts for the evaluation of motor function of individuals after stroke. |
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