Wheelchair use confidence scale for Arab pediatric manual wheelchair users: preliminary evaluation of its measurement properties.

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 PEDIATRICS

Frontiers in Pediatrics Pub Date : 2025-02-27 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fped.2025.1522475

Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak, Paula W Rushton

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Abstract

Introduction: This study translated the pediatric Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale for Manual Wheelchair Users (WheelCon-M-P) into Arabic (WheelCon-M-A-P) and evaluated whether the translation produced scores similar to the original English version.

Methods: The English version was first translated into Arabic and then verified by back translation method by expert committee in the field of rehabilitation and wheelchair service provision. The final versions were administered to assess confidence with manual wheelchair use among children. Each participant was asked to complete both the WheelCon-M-P English version and the WheelCon-M-A-P Arabic version in a random sequence. Kappa statistics were used to quantify the level of agreement between scores obtained from both versions.

Results: Participants (n = 48) had an average age of 14.2 years, were all bilingual, and 54% were male. Kappa agreement obtained was 0.54 (95% confidence interval, 0.49-0.62) indicating significant moderate agreement between the two versions (p < 0.000).

Discussion: This study provides preliminary evidence of a valid WheelCon-M-A-P to assess confidence with manual wheelchair use among Arabic-speaking children. Future studies to further test its psychometric properties are crucial.

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Frontiers in Pediatrics Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

2132

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Pediatrics (Impact Factor 2.33) publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research broadly across the field, from basic to clinical research that meets ongoing challenges in pediatric patient care and child health. Field Chief Editors Arjan Te Pas at Leiden University and Michael L. Moritz at the Children''s Hospital of Pittsburgh are supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. Frontiers in Pediatrics also features Research Topics, Frontiers special theme-focused issues managed by Guest Associate Editors, addressing important areas in pediatrics. In this fashion, Frontiers serves as an outlet to publish the broadest aspects of pediatrics in both basic and clinical research, including high-quality reviews, case reports, editorials and commentaries related to all aspects of pediatrics.