Reliability and concurrent validity of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III among rehabilitation professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A cross-sectional design.

Objectives

To investigate rater reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure or SCIM III among rehabilitation professionals, along with the concurrent validity of the tool as compared to standard measures covering wheelchair users (WU) and ambulatory (AM) individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

A tertiary rehabilitation center and communities.

Methods

Eighty-two participants with SCI (39 WU and 43 AM individuals) were assessed using SCIM III items. The data of first 30 participants were video recorded for rater reliability assessments by seven rehabilitation professionals, including nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists (one novice and one experienced rater for each professional). All p

SUBMITTER: Khamnon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043886 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature