Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Japanese translation of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper and lower extremity sensorimotor function after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop an official translation of the original Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper and lower extremity sensorimotor function into Japanese by following a standardized cross-cultural adaptation process to ensure conceptual, linguistic, and semantic validity.

Design

Cross-cultural translation/validation.

Subjects/patients

Seven Japanese clinical experts and an external expert developed the translation. The pilot study included 10 participants with stroke.

Methods

Following the Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Objectively Assessed Outcome Measures, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment was forward and backward translated and reviewed by an expert group and an external expert familiar with the original scale. The translation was tested in a pilot study wit

SUBMITTER: Tomoda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12340990 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature