Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Jun 2014)

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,
  • Linamara Rizzo Battistella

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X20140066
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 6
pp. 439 – 444

Abstract

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Introduction : The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) specifically assesses individuals with spinal cord injuries. Objective : To translate and validate the Brazilian version of SCIM III. Method : SCIM 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. Results : Examiners 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. Conclusion : The Brazilian version of the SCIM III is easy to understand, has good psychometric properties, and is valid.

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