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Hindi Translation and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of Functioning Everyday with a Wheelchair (FEW) Tool on Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study

Swati Malik , Swati Malik , Jaskirat Kaur , Majumi M. Noohu

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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 6(1):p 21-28, January - March 2013. | DOI:

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Objective: Functioning Everyday with A Wheelchair (FEW) Tool is a self-report questionnaire to be administered over time to consumers of wheeled mobility and seating technology, as a dynamic indicator or profile of perceived user function related to wheelchair use. The aim of this study was to translate this tool into Hindi language, so as to make it available for use in a population who don’t understand English; and to test its content validity and internal consistency in Spinal Cord Injury population.  Methods: The FEW tool was translated into Hindi and made ready for application by a translation committee. The tool was then reviewed by a review committee to check the translations. Then, pilot testing was done, where subject responses and comments were noted. A sample of 15 subjects was recruited for pilot testing. Lastly, the content validity for the tool was determined by a panel of 10 subject matter experts (SMEs). Results: The CVR for each individual item on the scale was found to have a significant value at p<0.05. The overall content validity of the scale was determined by the CVI (0.89), which was significant. The Internal Consistency Reliability of the tool, calculated at the time of pilot testing was found to have a significant value for the Cronbach’s alpha (0.87). Conclusion: The Hindi translated version of the FEW tool holds content validity and internal consistency for use in subjects using wheelchairs with spinal cord injury. 

Keywords: Spinal cord injury; Content validity; Internal consistency reliability; Functioning Everyday with a Wheelchair; Cross cultural adaptation; Environment. 

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