Contribution to the adaptation and validation of the Portuguese version of Motor Assessment Scale
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Hemiplegia, Motor Assessment Scale, Adaptation, Validation, Internal consistencyAbstract
Introduction: The Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) has been shown to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the clinical progress of stroke patients. Objectives: Translate and adapt the MAS to the Portuguese reality and contribute to the validation of the Portuguese version, by assessing its internal consistency. Methods: The Portuguese version of the MAS was obtained through a process of translation, expert revision, back translation, and comparison with the original scale. A transversal-correlated study was performed in order to evaluate the internal consistency. The sample included 30 subjects, 16 males and 14 females, ages between 42 and 85 years old (average of 64±11.85 years old), with hemiparesis or hemiplegia as a result of a stroke, and attend physiotherapy in one of the 6 conveniently selected hospitals. The average time since diagnosis was 306±1322.82 days and physiotherapy time was 47±57.57 days. Results: It obtained an average of 24±14.51 points in the total score and a Cronbach alpha of 0.939, without the exclusion of any item; the inter-item correlations varied between 0.395 and 0.916. Conclusions: Despite the small sample and the heterogeneity in its characteristics and scores, the Portuguese Version of the MAS, showed a high internal consistency. The main items are highly correlated with each other, which supports the adequacy of each item and the structured and logical conception of this scale.
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