Francescaroberta Panuccio1, Giovanni Galeoto2,3, Donatella Valente4,5, Melissa Ioncoli1, Maria Auxiliadora Marquez6,7, Marco Tofani8, Anna Berardi4. 1. Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy. 2. Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy. giovanni.galeoto@uniroma1.it. 3. IRCSS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Rome, 86077, Pozzilli (IS), Italy. giovanni.galeoto@uniroma1.it. 4. Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'università 30, 00185, Rome, Italy. 5. IRCSS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Rome, 86077, Pozzilli (IS), Italy. 6. Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias, Las Palmas, Spain. 7. Health Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain. 8. Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Psychometric study. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency and validity of the Community Integration Questionnaire - Revised (CIQ-R) in Italian individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Patients' associations, foundations, sport clubs, and federations in Italy. METHODS: The psychometric properties were evaluated following international guidelines. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient, and test-retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC); concurrent validity was assessed through Pearson's Correlation Coefficient with the Short Form-12 health survey (SF-12). RESULTS: The test was administered to 80 people with SCI. Cronbach's α showed a value of 0.825 for the Home Integration subscale, while the other subscales and the total showed values <0.70. 30 of the 80 recruited individuals were submitted to test-retest, which showed ICC values ranging from 0.94 to 1. CIQ-R also showed a correlation between Physical Component Summary (PCS12) of the SF-12, and between Social Integration subscale's score and PCS12 and Mental Component Summary (MCS12). Correlations are also shown between Productivity subscale and PCS12 and MCS12, as well as between the total score and PCS12 and MCS12. CONCLUSION: This study provided Italian clinicians and researchers with the first international outcome measure for measuring community integration. The validation of this measurement tool for people with SCI allows to compare outcomes of various studies. It is useful for testing the effectiveness of a treatment in various diseases and define which treatment is more effective than others.
STUDY DESIGN: Psychometric study. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency and validity of the Community Integration Questionnaire - Revised (CIQ-R) in Italian individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Patients' associations, foundations, sport clubs, and federations in Italy. METHODS: The psychometric properties were evaluated following international guidelines. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient, and test-retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC); concurrent validity was assessed through Pearson's Correlation Coefficient with the Short Form-12 health survey (SF-12). RESULTS: The test was administered to 80 people with SCI. Cronbach's α showed a value of 0.825 for the Home Integration subscale, while the other subscales and the total showed values <0.70. 30 of the 80 recruited individuals were submitted to test-retest, which showed ICC values ranging from 0.94 to 1. CIQ-R also showed a correlation between Physical Component Summary (PCS12) of the SF-12, and between Social Integration subscale's score and PCS12 and Mental Component Summary (MCS12). Correlations are also shown between Productivity subscale and PCS12 and MCS12, as well as between the total score and PCS12 and MCS12. CONCLUSION: This study provided Italian clinicians and researchers with the first international outcome measure for measuring community integration. The validation of this measurement tool for people with SCI allows to compare outcomes of various studies. It is useful for testing the effectiveness of a treatment in various diseases and define which treatment is more effective than others.
Authors: Giovanni Galeoto; Alessia Scialpi; Maria Letizia Grassi; Anna Berardi; Donatella Valente; Marco Tofani; Marco Paoloni Journal: Cranio Date: 2019-06-11 Impact factor: 2.020
Authors: Francescaroberta Panuccio; Giovanni Galeoto; Maria Auxiliadora Marquez; Maria Letizia Grassi; Alessia Scialpi; Marco Tofani; Anna Berardi Journal: Spinal Cord Date: 2020-06-12 Impact factor: 2.772