• Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2010

    Psychometric properties of the community integration questionnaire adjusted for people with aphasia.

    • Ruth J Dalemans, Luc P de Witte, Anna J Beurskens, Wim J van den Heuvel, and Derick T Wade.
    • Department Health and Technique, Zuyd University, Heerlen, the Netherlands. r.dalemans@hszuyd.nl
    • Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Mar 1; 91 (3): 395-9.

    ObjectivesTo describe the feasibility of the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) adjusted for use in people with aphasia and to report its psychometric properties in people with aphasia (internal consistency, factor analysis, test-retest reliability, convergent validity).DesignA cross-sectional, interview-based psychometric study. Test-retest reliability was evaluated in 20 people (minimal to severe aphasia) by 2 different interviewers within a 2-week period.SettingCommunity.ParticipantsIn total 490 stroke survivors with (minimal to severe) aphasia were approached, of which 165 (34%) participants returned the answering letter. Participants (N=150) agreed to take part and were interviewed using a structured interview format.InterventionsNot applicable.Main Outcome MeasuresCommunity Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test, Barthel Index, Dartmouth Coop Functional Health Assessment Charts (COOP)-World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) Charts, Life Satisfaction Questionnaire.ResultsA total of 150 stroke survivors with aphasia completed the CIQ adjusted for people with aphasia. The CIQ adjusted for people with aphasia was a feasible instrument. Results showed good internal consistency for the CIQ total (standardized Cronbach alpha=.75), excellent test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=.96), moderate correlations with the Barthel Index, the COOP-WONCA, and the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire with regard to construct validity. Significant relations were found with regard to age and aphasia severity.ConclusionsThe CIQ adjusted for people with aphasia seems to be an adequate instrument to assess participation in people with aphasia.Copyright 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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