Reliability and construct validity of the Turkish adaptation of the Assessment of Life Habits for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Year 2021, Volume: 34 Issue: 2, 101 - 111, 31.05.2021

Ayse Numanoglu Akbas , Ozge Cankaya Kubra Seyhan Bıyık Sefa Unes Merve Tuncdemır Umut Ece Arslan Lutfiye Hilal Ozcebe Mintaze Kerem Gunel

https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.943118

Cited By: 5

Abstract

Objectives: The Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H) is a well-known questionnaire used to evaluate participation. The aim of this
study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the LIFE-H in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
Patients and Methods: The study included 450 children with CP between the ages of 2-18 years old. The internal consistency and testretest
reliability of the LIFE-H were calculated. The construct validity of the LIFE-H was determined with the Pediatric Evaluation of
Disability Inventory (PEDI) domains and Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) subscales.
Results: The mean age of the children was 8.37±5.13 years (42.4% female, 57.6% male). The internal consistency of the LIFE-H was
determined to be acceptable for all categories (Cronbach alpha:0.794-0.999). The test-retest reliability values were found to be of good
to excellent reliability (ICC:0.804-0.999). The correlation between the LIFE-H total scores, PODCI subscales and PEDI domains was
determined as acceptable (rho between 0.538-0.894) except for the Pain/Comfort, Happiness subscales of the PODCI (rho:0.240 –
0.479).
Conclusions: It was determined that the Turkish LIFE-H had acceptable internal consistency, good test-retest reliability and
satisfactory construct validity. Turkish LIFE-H is an appropriate tool to assess the participation of children and adolescents with CP.

Keywords

Cerebral palsy, Children, Participation, Reliability, Validity

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