The Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) for Assessing Motor Imagery in Persons with Physical Disabilities: A Reliability and Construct Validity Study

Abstract

Both versions of the KVIQ present similar psychometric properties that support their use in healthy individuals and in persons post-stroke. Because the KVIQ-10 can be administered in half the time, however, it is a good choice when assessing persons with physical disabilities.

A Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Kinesthetic and Visual Motor Imagery Questionnaire

“…There were no statistically significant differences in the KVIQ-P performance between the groups. Our results were similar to those reported for the original English version of the KVIQ-P 20 , KVIQ-P 10V and KVIQ-P 10K in Canadians with stroke 1 , both in terms of performance and psychometrics. Similar methodologies were used in the original Canadian study and in our protocol.…”

“…This scale was specifically created for people with physical disabilities 1 and has been reliable when applied to individuals with stroke, in different parts of the world 1,8 .…”

Using a motor imagery questionnaire to estimate the performance of a Brain–Computer Interface based on object oriented motor imagery

“…3, x axis). Only one participant had a VI score under 2, and none had a KI score under 2 because such a score (no imagination) is very rare among able-bodied people with intact proprioception [Malouin et al 2007]. A paired t-test showed that there was no statistically significant difference between VI and KI (p=0.4) (p=0.5) In addition, results of the whole KI test were compared with the KI 6 (scores for the left and the right hand only) and no statistically significant difference of means was found (paired t-test p=0.7) (paired t-test p=0.9).…”

“…Before starting the EEG experimental session, the participants were tested for their handedness using 'the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory' [Oldfiled 1970] and for their level of visual and kinaesthetic motor imagery using the KVIQ questionnaire [Malouin et al 2007].…”

“…For most patients with motor deficit, these tasks are impossible to perform and are also very hard to imagine. Therefore Malouin et al [2007] developed a questionnaire adapted for people with motor disabilities called 'The Kinaesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire' (KVIQ), containing separate sets of questions for kinaesthetic and visual MI. All movements implemented in this questionnaire can be physically executed while sitting in a chair, thus additionally facilitating MI.…”