The cross-cultural adaptation, construct validity, and intra-rater reliability of the functional mobility scale in Brazilian Portuguese for children and adolescents with spina bifida.
Gabriela Barroso De Queiroz DavoliThais Cristina ChavesMariane LopesEdson Zangiacomi MartinezClaudia Ferreira da Rosa SobreiraH Kerr GrahamAna Claudia Mattiello-SverzutPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2021)
The FMS in Brazilian Portuguese showed acceptable intra-rater reliability and construct validity when used to measure the mobility level of patients with SB. We recommend its use in clinical practice and research.Implications for RehabilitationA valid and reliable instrument for assessing the mobility of patients with SB;A cross-cultural and adapted FMS in Brazilian Portuguese;An instrument for therapeutic and functional approaches outside the clinicalsetting;The FMS in the Brazilian Portuguese online version shows mistranslations.