• Arq Neuropsiquiatr · Jun 2014

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    Validation of the Brazilian version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III.

    • Marcelo Riberto, Daniel Amorim Tavares, José Ragide Jamal Rimoli, Carolina Pastorin Castineira, Rodrigo Vasconcelos Dias, Ana Cristina Franzoi, Janaina Vall, Kathya Augusta Thomé Lopes, Regina Helena M Fornari Chueire, and Linamara Rizzo Battistella.
    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
    • Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2014 Jun 1; 72 (6): 439-44.

    IntroductionThe Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) specifically assesses individuals with spinal cord injuries.ObjectiveTo translate and validate the Brazilian version of SCIM III.MethodSCIM III was translated, back-translated and adapted to the Portuguese language. Two interviewers assessed 83 subjects with spinal cord injuries in each one of seven collaborating rehabilitation centers. Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) and ASIA motor and sensory indices were also used. After six months, subjects were re-evaluated with the same instruments.ResultsExaminers clearly understood the Brazilian version of SCIM III. Inter-rater intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.918, and test-retest ICC was 0.991. After six months, the variation of gains in the FIM™ positively correlated with gains in SCIM III.ConclusionThe Brazilian version of the SCIM III is easy to understand, has good psychometric properties, and is valid.

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