Portuguese cultural adaptation and validation of the Activities Scale for Kids (ASK)

Abstract

The Portuguese version of ASK showed acceptable levels of validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility; the authors recommend its use in clinical settings.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Activities Scale for Kids (ASK): reliability, validity and the Rasch model

“…The analyses yielded adequate reliability indices of between 0.95 and 0.98 for both ASKc and ASKp, at both time points. These results were similar to those found for the Italian (ASKp: α=0.91),14 Portuguese (ASKc: α=0.97; ASKp: α=0.98,23 Persian (α=0.997),25 German (ASKp: α=0.91 to α=0.97)26 and Nepali (ASKc and ASKp: α=0.98)27 versions, as well as for the original version, which had a reliability value of 0.99 29. Adequate reliability values were also obtained in the tests performed with the subsamples of children with disabilities (≥ 0.96) and without disabilities (≥0.86).…”

“…The aim of the present study was to validate the Spanish version of both the ASKc and ASKp scales. The results of the analysis yielded evidence on the reliability and validity of the scales, both of which were considered adequate for a test of these characteristics and were consistent with the data obtained from both the original version and other versions 13 14 21 23–27. These results therefore indicate that ASK is an ideal instrument for evaluating problems of functionality and/or disability among children in the field of clinical rehabilitation in Spain.…”

“… 29 Adequate reliability values were also obtained in the tests performed with the subsamples of children with disabilities (≥ 0.96) and without disabilities (≥0.86). In terms of test–retest stability, the ICC for the original version was 0.97, 29 with this value being 0.97 (ASKc) and 0.98 (ASKp) for the Portuguese version, 23 0.998 (ASK) for the Persian version, 25 between 0.90 and 0.96 (ASKp) for the German version 26 and 0.92 (ASKc) and 0.93 (ASKp) for the Nepali version. 27 The values found for the Spanish version were also acceptable (0.94 ASKc and 0.93 ASKp).…”

“…ASK has been translated into Italian, 14 21 Spanish, 22 Portuguese, 23 Brazilian, 24 Persian or Farsi, 25 German 26 and Nepali, 27 and analyses of the psychometric properties of all versions yielded adequate results. However, there are at present no validated versions of ASKc and ASKp in Spanish.…”

Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of Activity Scale for Kids questionnaire

“…It presents excellent reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of 0.97), validity (Correlation Coefficient of 0.81) and responsiveness (Young et al, 1995, 2000) in its original version. The most recent validation of Nepal, Italian and Portuguese from Portugal versions showed moderate correlations (Costi, Bressi, et al, 2020; Paixão et al, 2016; Shakya et al, 2022). The questionnaire is reliable for monitoring functional changes of people with neurologic, orthopaedic and rheumatic diseases (Klepper, 2011; Young et al, 1995, 1996, 2000).…”