Cross Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Test of the Arabic Version of the Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log

Cross Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Test of the Arabic Version of the Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log

Purpose of the study:

To translate, culturally adapt, and to test the validity and reliability of the Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log in Arabic speaking language.

The OPTIMAL assessment log was produced in English and later on it was being validated into Italian and Spanish versions. It hasn't been produced into Arabic yet so the aim of this study is to test the validity , reliability and psychometric properties of this assessment tool when being translated into Arabic and used among the Arabic Egyptian people.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants are adult outpatients who took at least a month of physiotherapy sessions.
2. Both genders will be included.
3. At least 18 years of age.
4. Participants must be conscious and ambulant.
5. Participants able to read, write Arabic as a mother tongue and understand the instructions, questions in the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants having the following conditions will be excluded from the study:

1. Patients who are not able to provide informed consent.
2. Patients who are unable to complete the OPTIMAL instrument.
3. Patients who have a severe cognitive impairment.
4. Patients who are not receiving physical therapy.
5. Patients who are not Arabic-speaking.
6. Patients who have a history of malingering