UCL - MD/IEPR - Institut d'éducation physique et de réadaptation, UCL - MD/NOPS - Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de neurologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation motrice
المصدر:
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 89, no. 9, p. 1720-1723 (2008)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the agreement between the self-reported and examiner-reported difficulties of patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) in performing daily activities at home. DESIGN: A comparison between 2 methods of administering a measurement instrument. SETTING: Neuromuscular reference center in a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Adult patients (N=57) with diagnosed NMDs living at home. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The ACTIVLIM questionnaire. RESULTS: The intraclass correlation coefficient, model 2,1 (ICC(2,1)), between the measures was very good (ICC(2,1)=.87), indicating a good agreement between self-perceived and observed measures. CONCLUSIONS: The use of ACTIVLIM as a self-reporting questionnaire is a valid method for assessing activity limitations in patients with NMD.
