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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 73-76 |
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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale for use in Maharashtra
UR Sahu1, VN Kulkarni2
1 MPTh, Department of Neurophysiotherapy, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune, India
2 Prof. & HOD, Department of Neurophysiotherapy, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune, India
Correspondence Address:
U R Sahu
Department of Neurophysiotherapy, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Introduction: This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC-M) Scale for use in Maharashtra, India and to assess its usability on elderly. The ABC Scale is a 16-item questionnaire. Each item is rated from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (complete confidence). Elderly respondents are asked to rate their confidence that they will lose their balance or become unsteady in the course of daily activities.
Method: The methodological procedure of translation and cultural adaptation by WHO was followed: Forward translation, expert panel back-translation, pre-testing and cognitive interviewing, and final version
Results: The process of translation and cultural adaptation was considered adequate. The procedure resulted in simple grammatical modifications for the items and 20 subjects were examined for the pre-test.
Conclusions: The study resulted in successful translation and adaptation of the ABC scale in Marathi (ABC-M).
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