Brazilian Validation of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.

Background. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a well-known motor assessment tool used to identify potential delays in infants' motor development. Although Brazilian researchers and practitioners have used the AIMS in laboratories and clinical settings, its translation to Portuguese and valida...

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Publicado en:Physical Therapy Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 440 - 448
Autores principales: Valentini, Nadia Cristina, Saccani, Raquel
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2012
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          Valentini, Nadia Cristina
          Saccani, Raquel
        affil: Departments of Physical Therapy and Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 750 Felizardo Jardim Botanico Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 91751-330, Brazil
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          Instrument Validation
          Clinical Assessment Tools Evaluation
          Motor Skills Evaluation
          Pediatric Physical Therapy
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          Content Validity
          Criterion-Related Validity
          Test-Retest Reliability
          Discriminant Validity
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          Infant
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          Male
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      ab: Background. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a well-known motor assessment tool used to identify potential delays in infants' motor development. Although Brazilian researchers and practitioners have used the AIMS in laboratories and clinical settings, its translation to Portuguese and validation for the Brazilian population is yet to be investigated. Objective. This study aimed to translate and validate all AIMS items with respect to internal consistency and content, criterion, and construct validity. Design. A cross-sectional and longitudinal design was used. Methods. A cross-cultural translation was used to generate a Brazilian-Portuguese version of the AIMS. In addition, a validation process was conducted involving 22 professionals and 766 Brazilian infants (aged 0-18 months). Results. The results demonstrated language clarity and internal consistency for the motor criteria (motor development score, α = .90; prone, α = .85; supine, α = .92; sitting, α = .84; and standing, α = .86). The analysis also revealed high discriminative power to identify typical and atypical development (motor development score, P<.001; percentile, Pα = .04; classification criterion, χ2=6.03; P=.05). Temporal stability (P=.07) (rho=.85, P<.001) was observed, and predictive power (P<.001) was limited to the group of infants aged from 3 months to 9 months. Limitations. Limited predictive validity was observed, which may have been due to the restricted time that the groups were followed longitudinally. Conclusions. In sum, the translated version of AIMS presented adequate validity and reliability.
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