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Abstract
Objective
To translate and cross-culturally adapt The Community Integration Measure into Turkish (CIM-T) and to assess its reliability and validity in patients with chronic stroke.
Patients and Methods
Fifty participants completed the CIM-T, Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) and the London Handicap Scale (LHS). All participants completed the CIM-T questionnaire twice in 7 days. The internal consistency of the CIM-T was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, while the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was used to evaluate test-retest reliability. The convergent validity of CIM-T was determined with CIQ and LHS by using Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation coefficient analysis.
Results
The CIM-T demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.955) and test-retest reliability (ICC= 0.992). The CIM-T showed a good correlation with CIQ (R = 0.727, p < 0.001) and LHS (R = 0.694, p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The Turkish version of CIM is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing chronic stroke patients. It is a preferable scale for the clinical evaluation of Turkish-speaking patients with chronic stroke.
IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION
The Community Integration Measure was successfully translated into Turkish and validated in a population with chronic stroke according to established guidelines.
The Turkish version of the Community Integration Measure has very good internal consistency and test–retest reliability.
The Turkish version of the Community Integration Measure is valid and reliable.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).