“Validation of the Arabic Version of the Upper Extremity Functional Status Module of the “Orthotics and Prosthetics Users” Survey Among Unilateral Upper Extremity Prostheses Users in Palestine and Jordan.” رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Background: Orthotic and prosthetic user survey (OPUS) is an outcome measure to evaluate patient practices with orthosis and prostheses. It contains five modules: satisfaction with devices (CSD), satisfaction with services (CSS), Health-Related Quality of Life Index (HR-QOL), Upper Extremity Functional Status (UEFS), and Lower Extremity Functional Status (LEFS). The Upper Extremity Functional Status module (UEFS) is a self-reported assessment for upper prosthetic users that covers self-care and instrumental activity of daily living, specifically designed to evaluate upper extremity prostheses users. It usually takes 10-15 minutes to complete. As yet, the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of UEFS with upper extremity prosthetic users haven’t been evaluated. Objective: This study was conducted to translate the Upper Extremity Functional Status (UEFS) module of the “Orthotics and Prosthetics Users” Survey (OPUS) into V an Arabic version and establish psychometric properties among upper extremity prosthetic users in Palestine and Jordan. Methods: The UEFS was translated to the Arabic language follow-up Beaton, Bombardier et al. strategy, conducted with 50 participants who used upper extremity prostheses, and established the psychometric proprieties of an Arabic version of (UEFS), the test-retest reliability and Internal consistency of the translated Arabic version was conducted, and examined concurrent validity between the DASH and (UEFS). Study design: This is a Multicenter, cross-sectional validation study to assess the psychometric properties of the new Arabic version of UEFS. Results: Construct validity of the Arabic UEFS with DASH-Arabic was statistically significant (p <.005), and Test-retest reliability was excellent with an ICC of 0.976. Cronbach’s alpha of the Arabic UEFS was 0.95, indicating excellent internal Conclusion: The Arabic version of UEFS was valid and reliable for evaluating upper extremity prosthetic users for Arabic native-speaker patients, and can be used to assess and evaluate the patients, within the evidence-based practice.