Outpatients, Physical Performance
Conditions
Keywords
Questionnaire, OPTIMAL, Validity testing, Arabic version, Psychometric properties, Reliability Testing
Brief summary
Purpose of the study: To translate, culturally adapt, and to test the validity and reliability of the Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log in Arabic speaking language.
Detailed description
The OPTIMAL assessment log was produced in English and later on it was being validated into Italian and Spanish versions. It hasn't been produced into Arabic yet so the aim of this study is to test the validity , reliability and psychometric properties of this assessment tool when being translated into Arabic and used among the Arabic Egyptian people.
Interventions
OTHEROutpatient physical therapy improvement in movement assessment log
The Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log (OPTIMAL) is an instrument that measures difficulty and self-confidence in performing 22 movements that a patient needs to accomplish in order to do various functional activities.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Participants are adult outpatients who took at least a month of physiotherapy sessions. 2. Both genders will be included. 3. At least 18 years of age. 4. Participants must be conscious and ambulant. 5. Participants able to read, write Arabic as a mother tongue and understand the instructions, questions in the questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Participants having the following conditions will be excluded from the study: 1. Patients who are not able to provide informed consent. 2. Patients who are unable to complete the OPTIMAL instrument. 3. Patients who have a severe cognitive impairment. 4. Patients who are not receiving physical therapy. 5. Patients who are not Arabic-speaking. 6. Patients who have a history of malingering
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| validity and reliability of the Egyptian Arabic language version of Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement Movement Assessment Log on physical therapy outpatients. | Up to 24 weeks | to test if the Arabic version of this log is valid for usage among Egyptian People. Test improvement in different movements. |
Contacts
Primary ContactEman Hamdy Abdeltwab Hussien
Backup ContactNabil Mahmoud
Outcome results
None listed