A Reliability and Validity Study: Urdu Version of Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life

Analysis of Reliability and Validity of Urdu Version of Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life Among Pakistani Population

The goal of this study is to translate and culturally adapt Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life into the Urdu language and to evaluate its reliability and validity in the Pakistani neurological rehabilitation population. Also assess its correlation with Memory and Concentration Test, The Barthel Index, and The index of French activities.

As per the preceding commendation, Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life will be deciphered into the Urdu dialect from its English adaptation and adjusted socially in Pakistan. Among the neurological rehabilitation population, Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life will be distributed in 100 patients enrolled by comfort inspecting strategy beneath the pre-defined incorporation and avoidance criteria after marking assent shapes. For testing inter-observer unwavering quality and intra-observer unwavering quality of Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life, Memory and Concentration Test, index of French activities, and Barthel Index surveys will be managed by spectator, on the same day, with a time interval of 2 hours between 1st and 2nd readings. As for the 3rd readings, it will be carried out after seven days by the first observer, for intra-observer appraisal. Statistical Package of Social Sciences computer program has been utilized for information passage and examination. Inner consistency will be analyzed with Cronbach alpha esteem. Test-retest unwavering quality will be surveyed by utilizing an intra-class relationship coefficient. The Rivermead Extended Activities of Daily Life will be assessed for content validity, construct validity, criterion validity, and responsiveness.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients from Rehabilitation centers mainly outpatients; with more or severe impairments due to neurological /neuro-muscular diseases.
• Patient should be in a stable state unlikely to change over 2- weeks.
• Patient should score 18/28 short orientation-memory-concentration test; indicating a reasonable cognitive and communicative ability.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People not suffering from any neurological impairment.
• Scorning less than 18/28 on short orientation-memory-concentration test.