Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) short forms for outpatients in rehabilitation.
Mariana Angélica Peixoto De Souza, Marisa Cotta Mancini, Wendy Jane Coster and 3 others
PMID 28778665WHAT IT FOUND
A Brazilian Portuguese outpatient AM-PAC short form was understandable after minor wording changes.
In 30 adults, functional scores were stable when repeated by the same examiner and when given by different examiners.
Key findings
01The translated outpatient AM-PAC short form kept the original number of items, with minor changes mostly involving units of measurement or examples.
02In cognitive interviews, eight items needed help to be understood, but only two Daily Activity items required added examples.
03The translated version showed excellent test-retest reliability, inter-examiner reliability and internal consistency.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The cognitive interviews included only two patients. The reliability testing included only 30 individuals. The participants had musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain and impact syndrome, although the AM-PAC is intended for different health conditions. This study translated only the outpatient short form, not the complete item banks or the computer adaptive testing version.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the high reliability values as proof that the AM-PAC improves patient care or function. This study tested translation, comprehension and measurement consistency in 30 adults, not treatment effectiveness.