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Brazilian version of the Functional Assessment Measure: cross-cultural adaptation and reliability evaluation
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2011Registro en:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH, v.34, n.1, p.89-91, 2011
0342-5282
10.1097/MRR.0b013e32833ba55f
Autor
JORGE, Liliana Lourenco
MARCHI, Flavia Helena Garcia
HARA, Ana Clara Portela
BATTISTELLA, Linamara R.
Institución
Resumen
The objective of this prospective study was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Functional Assessment Measure (FAM) into Brazilian Portuguese, and to assess the test-retest reliability. The instrument was translated, back-translated, pretested, and reviewed by a committee. The Brazilian version was assessed in 61 brain-injury patients. Intrarater and interrater reliability was verified by a test-retest procedure (intraclass correlation). Intrarater reliability was moderate-to-excellent; interrater reliability was moderate-to-excellent, with the exception of one item. The Brazilian version of the FAM has acceptable test-retest reliability. Results suggest the use of the Brazilian version of the FAM in the Brazilian population, for disability evaluation and outcome assessment. Further research is required to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 34:89-91 (C) 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.