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Transcultural translation and validation of Fugl-Meyer assessment to Italian.
Conclusions: The culturally validated Italian Fugl-Meyer Assessment can reliably be used in research and in clinical practice. A standardized use will improve the quality of sensorimotor assessment in stroke across Italy and allow reliable comparisons of stroke populations internationally.Implications for rehabilitationThe Fugl-Meyer Assessment is the gold standard for evaluation of sensorimotor impairment after stroke.Having access to a transculturally validated official Italian version of Fugl-Meyer Assessment will improve the quality of sensorimotor assessment after stroke among Italian health professionals and research...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 30, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Cecchi F, Carrabba C, Bertolucci F, Castagnoli C, Falsini C, Gnetti B, Hochleitner I, Lucidi G, Martini M, Mosca IE, Pancani S, Paperini A, Verdesca S, Macchi C, Alt Murphy M Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Italian adaptation of the functional outcome questionnaire - aphasia: initial psychometric evaluation.
CONCLUSIONS: The overall findings of this study supported the reliability and construct validity of the Italian version of the Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia. This measure holds considerable promise in assessing the functional outcomes of aphasia rehabilitation in Italian-speaking persons with aphasia. Implications for Rehabilitation Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia is a reliable and valid questionnaire in assessing functional communication of Italian-speaking people with aphasia. This measure provides critical information about people with aphasia's functional and pragmatic communication in home and ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - August 4, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Spaccavento S, Cafforio E, Cellamare F, Colucci A, Di Palma A, Falcone R, Craca A, Loverre A, Nardulli R, Glueckauf RL Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Rehabilitation Complexity Scale: Italian translation and transcultural validation.
CONCLUSIONS: The Italian version RCS-E has been successfully validated, showing good psychometric properties, which partly reproduce the results obtained for the original version. However, some assumption was made for some items thus preventing possible comparison with other countries. Implications for Rehabilitation Admittance at an Intensive Rehabilitation care setting in Italy requires to evaluate the complexity of rehabilitation needs. The Rehabilitation Complexity Scale (RCS-E) has proved to be reliable for assessing clinical complexity and consequently for planning rehabilitation needs. The Italian version of RCS-E h...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 15, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Galletti L, Benedetti MG, Maselli S, Zanoli G, Pignotti E, Iovine R Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research