Development of the Japanese version of the awareness questionnaire for assessment of self-awareness after acquired brain injury: reliability and validity.
Chinaru Kajimoto, Takashi Takebayashi, Yuho Okita, Jennifer Fleming, Shinichi Shimada
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Abstract
Background: The evaluation of impaired self-awareness (ISA) after brain injury is not widespread in Japan, and there is a lack of Japanese assessments of self-awareness.
Objectives: To translate the original version of the Awareness Questionnaire (AQ), an instrument for assessing ISA, into Japanese using a validated method and examine its reliability and validity in inpatients with stroke.
Methods: This cross-sectional, prospective study enrolled 130 participants. The double-translation process was used to develop the Japanese version of the AQ.
Results: Data were collected from 120 patients. High intra-rater reliability was observed for the patient (Cronbach's α = 0.824) and clinician samples (Cronbach's α = 0.933). High intra- and inter-rater reliability were found for all AQ items [interclass coefficient (ICC) (1, 1) = 0.828, ICC (2, 1) = 0.852, ICC (3, 1) = 0.848]; however, the sub-item analysis revealed only moderate reliability. Validity assessment revealed a low but significant positive correlation (r = 0.209; p < 0.05) between the Japanese version of the AQ and the Japanese version of the Self-Regulation Skills Interview and a low but significant negative correlation (r = 0.197; p < 0.05) between the Japanese version of the AQ and the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Conclusions: The Japanese version of the AQ was developed and applied to stroke patients, but the concept of post-stroke ISA may differ from ISA after traumatic brain injury, highlighting the need for a stroke-specific version of the AQ.
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Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is the leading journal devoted to the study and dissemination of interdisciplinary, evidence-based, clinical information related to stroke rehabilitation. The journal’s scope covers physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neurorehabilitation, neural engineering and therapeutics, neuropsychology and cognition, optimization of the rehabilitation system, robotics and biomechanics, pain management, nursing, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary fitness, mobility, occupational therapy, speech pathology and communication. There is a particular focus on stroke recovery, improving rehabilitation outcomes, quality of life, activities of daily living, motor control, family and care givers, and community issues.
The journal reviews and reports clinical practices, clinical trials, state-of-the-art concepts, and new developments in stroke research and patient care. Both primary research papers, reviews of existing literature, and invited editorials, are included. Sharply-focused, single-issue topics, and the latest in clinical research, provide in-depth knowledge.
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