Title of article :
Reproducibility of the Persian Version of the ABILOCO Questionnaire for Stroke Patients
Author/Authors :
Didehdar, Daryoush School of Medicine - Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran , Kharazinejad, Ameneh Dentistry School - Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
Abstract :
Background: The ABILOCO is a questionnaire assessing and measuring the locomotion ability to
perform activities daily living from easy to hard in stroke patients. Methods: The ABILOCO was
translated into Persian and retranslated into English. Forty hemiplegic stroke patients with an average
age (60 ± 7.5 years) participated in the study. The participants were interviewed using ABILOCO
and were assessed by the interviewer and observer. The total logit score of the participants was also
assessed by using the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The results were showed the
high correlation between the first interview of interviewer and the observer (ICC = 0.8, P < 0.05).
In addition, a strong relationship was observed between the interviewer’s first and second interviews
after a week (ICC = 0.85, P < 0.05). Conclusions: The Persian edition of ABILOCO is reliable to
assess walking ability of stroke patients in clinics and studies.
Keywords :
stroke , CVA , ABILOCO questionnaire
Journal title :
International Journal of Preventive Medicine (IJPM)