TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional mobility assessment is reliable and correlated with satisfaction, independence and skills
AU - Paulisso, Debora Caires
AU - Schmeler, Mark R.
AU - Schein, Richard M.
AU - Allegretti, Ana Luiza Caltabiano
AU - Campos, Lays Cléria Batista
AU - Costa, Jacqueline Denubila
AU - Fachin-Martins, Emerson
AU - Cruz, Daniel Marinho Cezar da
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 RESNA.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Mobility is essential for activities of daily living and therapists should give priority to evaluate its effects in their client’s performance. We aimed to ascertain the intra- and inter-rater reliability of Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA) and to identify correlations among satisfaction, independence, and skills in 44 users of manual wheelchairs and three users of powered wheelchairs. We analyzed the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of the FMA in a sample of 47 wheelchair users using the Cronbach’s Alpha. For correlations with FMA were used the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology, Functional Independence Measure, and Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (manual and powered forms). The test-retest reliability showed good internal consistency (α > 0.9). Associations between functional independence, wheelchair skills, and functional mobility were significant (p < .05). The Brazilian version of the FMA is reliable for use among wheelchair users, and its correlation with other measurements suggests cohesion among assessments related to mobility devices.
AB - Mobility is essential for activities of daily living and therapists should give priority to evaluate its effects in their client’s performance. We aimed to ascertain the intra- and inter-rater reliability of Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA) and to identify correlations among satisfaction, independence, and skills in 44 users of manual wheelchairs and three users of powered wheelchairs. We analyzed the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of the FMA in a sample of 47 wheelchair users using the Cronbach’s Alpha. For correlations with FMA were used the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology, Functional Independence Measure, and Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (manual and powered forms). The test-retest reliability showed good internal consistency (α > 0.9). Associations between functional independence, wheelchair skills, and functional mobility were significant (p < .05). The Brazilian version of the FMA is reliable for use among wheelchair users, and its correlation with other measurements suggests cohesion among assessments related to mobility devices.
KW - assessment
KW - mobility
KW - outcomes
KW - self-help devices
KW - wheeled mobility aids
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U2 - 10.1080/10400435.2019.1629125
DO - 10.1080/10400435.2019.1629125
M3 - Article
C2 - 31207193
AN - SCOPUS:85076416167
SN - 1040-0435
VL - 33
SP - 264
EP - 270
JO - Assistive Technology
JF - Assistive Technology
IS - 5
ER -