Wheelchair Mobility Confidence Scale for Dutch youth using a manual wheelchair.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop a questionnaire to assess confidence in wheelchair mobility in Dutch youth (WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth). Methods: (1) A forward–backward translation process was used to translate the original WheelCon-M from English to Dutch. (2) Items related t...

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Published in:Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 684 - 692
Main Authors: Sol, M. E., Bloemen, M. A. T., Verschuren, O., Rushton, P. W., Visser-Meily, J. M. A., de Groot, J. F.
Format: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2020
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          Sol, M. E.
          Bloemen, M. A. T.
          Verschuren, O.
          Rushton, P. W.
          Visser-Meily, J. M. A.
          de Groot, J. F.
        affil: Research Group Lifestyle and Health, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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          Confidence Evaluation
          Wheelchairs Utilization
          Instrument Construction
          Questionnaires
          Human
          Netherlands
          Female
          Male
          Adolescence
          Validation Studies
          Multimethod Studies
          Focus Groups
          Consent (Research)
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Purposive Sample
          Outcome Assessment
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Coefficient alpha
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Descriptive Statistics
          Construct Validity
          Internal Consistency
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop a questionnaire to assess confidence in wheelchair mobility in Dutch youth (WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth). Methods: (1) A forward–backward translation process was used to translate the original WheelCon-M from English to Dutch. (2) Items related to wheelchair mobility in Dutch youth were selected and adapted based on focus groups with youth, parents and health care professionals to create the WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth. (3) The WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth and the Utrecht Pediatric Wheelchair Mobility Skills Test 2.0 (UP-WMST 2.0) were administered to 62 participants to evaluate internal consistency and construct validity. Results: Translation and cultural adaptation led to general adaptations in instructions, sentence structure and response scale. At the item level, 24 items were included with (n = 17) and without (n = 7) adaptation, 10 items were deleted and 7 new items were included. The WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth had an excellent Cronbach's alpha of 0.924 and a significant correlation (r = 0.44, p <.001) with the UP-WMST 2.0. Conclusions: This study resulted in the adaptation of the WheelCon-M into the WheelCon-Mobility for Dutch youth using a manual wheelchair. Our study suggests there is evidence supporting the internal consistency and construct validity of the WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth. The WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth is a newly developed tool for assessing confidence in wheelchair mobility in Dutch youth using a manual wheelchair. It is important to assess performance and confidence in wheelchair mobility in paediatric rehabilitation.
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    language: English
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