Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the ABIS questionnaire for French speaking amputeesFrench validation of the ABIS questionnaire.

CONCLUSIONS: The French versions ABIS-F and ABIS-R-F share similar psychometric properties, both are as reliable, but ABIS-R-F has a better response structure and is more feasible. Implications for rehabilitation The quality of life of amputees is impacted by their satisfaction with body image The Amputee Body Image Scale questionnaire measures this perception and is available for French-speaking amputees The Standard Errors of Measurement proposed could be useful for clinical and research purposes Both ABIS and ABIS-R showed satisfactory construct validity, internal consistency, and reliability The shortened version has a better response structure and is more readily feasible. PMID: 30278793 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 2, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Vouilloz A, Favre C, Luthi F, Loiret I, Paysant J, Martinet N, Lacraz A, Suva D, Lambert J, Borens O, Vuistiner P Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research