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Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Auger, C; Demers, L; Gélinas, I; Routhier, F; Jutai, J; Guérette, C; Deruyter, F
Published in: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol
January 2009

PURPOSE: To examine the measurement properties of the French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment questionnaire (LSA-F) for power mobility device (PMD) users. METHODS: Content validity, test-retest reliability of telephone interviews (2-week interval) and applicability were examined with PMD users presenting neurological, orthopedic or medically complex conditions. Translation/back-translation from English to French and cultural adaptation was performed and pretested with five bilingual users. Test-retest reliability was examined with 40 French-speaking users, age 50 and over, who had been using a subsidized PMD for 2-15 months. Audio-taped interviews were coded to judge content validity and applicability. RESULTS: Content validity results confirmed equivalent meaning for most questions. The test-retest reliability was excellent for the composite score (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.87) and revealed moderate to substantial concordance for 18/20 items (k = 0.47-0.73; P(a) > 57.5%). The applicability of the LSA-F is satisfactory considering an acceptable burden of assessment, low refusal of the telephone interview format (8%; n = 4), reasonable administration time (9.2 +/- 3.9 min) and a normally distributed composite score. CONCLUSIONS: The LSA-F is a valid measure with regards to its content, stable over a period of 2 weeks and applicable for a population of middle-aged and older French-Canadian speaking adults who use PMDs.

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Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol

DOI

EISSN

1748-3115

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

4

Issue

1

Start / End Page

31 / 41

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Translating
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Self-Help Devices
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Rehabilitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Canada
 

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Auger, C., Demers, L., Gélinas, I., Routhier, F., Jutai, J., Guérette, C., & Deruyter, F. (2009). Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, 4(1), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483100802543064
Auger, Claudine, Louise Demers, Isabelle Gélinas, François Routhier, Jeffrey Jutai, Chantal Guérette, and Frank Deruyter. “Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users.Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 4, no. 1 (January 2009): 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483100802543064.
Auger C, Demers L, Gélinas I, Routhier F, Jutai J, Guérette C, et al. Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2009 Jan;4(1):31–41.
Auger, Claudine, et al. “Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users.Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 31–41. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/17483100802543064.
Auger C, Demers L, Gélinas I, Routhier F, Jutai J, Guérette C, Deruyter F. Development of a French-Canadian version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-F): content validity, reliability and applicability for power mobility device users. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2009 Jan;4(1):31–41.

Published In

Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol

DOI

EISSN

1748-3115

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

4

Issue

1

Start / End Page

31 / 41

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Translating
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Self-Help Devices
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Rehabilitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Canada