Giovanni Galeoto1, Anna Berardi2, Rita De Santis3, Laura Di Valentini2, Rosmara Beccasio4, Maria Auxiliadora Marquez5, Maria Luisa Giordano6, Domenico Guarino7, Marco Tofani8. 1. 1Department of Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 2. 2Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 3. 3Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 4. 4"Cattolica" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 5. Occupational Therapist of Paraplegic Center Ostia, Ostia, Italy. 6. Occupational Therapist of Orthopedic Trauma Center, Rome, Italy. 7. Occupational therapist, Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.P.A, Imola, Italy. 8. 8Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Psychometric study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability and validity of the Italian-translated and adapted version of the Van Lieshout test (VLT) in a population of people with cervical spinal cord injury (C-SCI). SETTING: Multicenter study in multiple hospitals in Italy. METHODS: The original scale was translated from English to Italian according to international guidelines. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness of the Italian version of the VLT (IT-VLT) were examined. The IT-VLT was administered to 50 individuals with C-SCI, and its construct and convergent validity were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients with the Italian version of the Spinal Cord Injury Measure version III (SCIM III). RESULTS: All psychometric properties of the IT-VLT showed significant values, including the Cronbach's α, which was 0.95 (left hand) and 0.94 (right hand). Furthermore, the test-retest reliability showed an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.89, 0.81, and 0.87 for the right hand, left hand, and total value, respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient of the IT-VLT and the Italian version of the SCIM III showed all significant results r = 0.559 (p < 0.01). The IT-VLT score improved significantly during in-patient rehabilitation In fact the mean (95% CI) change between T0 and T1 was - 13.2 ± 28.6 (- 21.38; - 5.10). CONCLUSIONS: The IT-VLT was a reliable and a valid outcome measure for assessing hand function in the Italian population with C-SCI. The present study lays the grounds to investigate the psychometric properties of the short version of the IT-VLT.
STUDY DESIGN: Psychometric study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability and validity of the Italian-translated and adapted version of the Van Lieshout test (VLT) in a population of people with cervical spinal cord injury (C-SCI). SETTING: Multicenter study in multiple hospitals in Italy. METHODS: The original scale was translated from English to Italian according to international guidelines. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness of the Italian version of the VLT (IT-VLT) were examined. The IT-VLT was administered to 50 individuals with C-SCI, and its construct and convergent validity were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients with the Italian version of the Spinal Cord Injury Measure version III (SCIM III). RESULTS: All psychometric properties of the IT-VLT showed significant values, including the Cronbach's α, which was 0.95 (left hand) and 0.94 (right hand). Furthermore, the test-retest reliability showed an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.89, 0.81, and 0.87 for the right hand, left hand, and total value, respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient of the IT-VLT and the Italian version of the SCIM III showed all significant results r = 0.559 (p < 0.01). The IT-VLT score improved significantly during in-patient rehabilitation In fact the mean (95% CI) change between T0 and T1 was - 13.2 ± 28.6 (- 21.38; - 5.10). CONCLUSIONS: The IT-VLT was a reliable and a valid outcome measure for assessing hand function in the Italian population with C-SCI. The present study lays the grounds to investigate the psychometric properties of the short version of the IT-VLT.
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