Turkish Version of Ottawa Sitting Scale in Patients With Stroke

The Turkish Version Of The Ottawa Sitting Scale: Its Cultural Adaptation, Validation And Reliability In Patients Wıth Stroke

The aim of the study is to describe the cultural adaptation of the Ottawa Sitting Scale and to examine the factor structure, reliability and validity of the scale in patients with stroke.

The scale will be translated into Turkish language by following the procedure. 80 patients will be recruited in the study. Berg Balance Scale and Trunk Impairment Scale will be included with Turkish Ottawa Sitting Scale to test the validity. Outcome measures will be repeated by a second physiotherapist the day after the first assessment for interrater reliability and conducted twice within 2 weeks (test-retest) for reliability.

The interrater and intrarater reliability of the Ottawa sitting scale will be determined using intraclass correlation coefficients and internal consistency will be assessed using Cronbach's alpha.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with acute stroke
• aged above 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not cooperate enough to read or approve the consent