Validity, reliability, and factorial structure of the Turkish version of the patient-reported outcomes in obesity questionnaire

Background: The prevalence of being overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the most important issues to be investigated in obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity, reliability, and factorial structure of the Turkish version of the Patient Reported Outcomes in Obesity questionnaire (PROS).Methods: A total of 80 participants (40 overweight, 40 obese) were included in the study. The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life short version (IWQOL-lite) was used to determine validity. The PROS was readministered to 20 subjects after a 1-week interval for reliability analysis.Results: There was a high correlation between the PROS and IWQOL-lite mean scores (-0.855, p < 0.001). The test-retest reliability showed that the intraclass correlation coefficients (between 0.754 and 0.983) were significant for PROS. Factor analysis demonstrated a three-factor structure.Conclusions: PROS is a practical tool that is up-to-date, short, and easy to understand, implement, and calculate. The results of this study demonstrated that PROS is a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring HRQoL in an overweight and obese Turkish population

Validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire

Purpose: Physical inactivity is an important determinant of chronic disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. Therefore, evaluation of physical activity becomes more important day by day. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the validity, reliability and Turkish version of The Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) in healthy population.Materials and Methods: A total of 192 adults were included in the study. Standard "forward-backward" procedure used in translation of RPAQ. International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form (IPAQ-LF) was used as the gold standard for the validity of RPAQ. It was re-adminestered on 50 participants one week interval for reliability of RPAQ analysis.Results: 122 (63.5%) were women, 70 (36.5%) were men of participants, and their mean age was 34.46 +/- 9.45 years. There was a high correlation between total score of IPAQ-LF and RPAQ (r: 0.747, p<0.001). When analysed validity for sub-scales, there was significant relationship between the subscales related to work and leisure activities while no significant relationship was found in scores for home and tranport domains. The test-retest reliability was showed that the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) (between 0.978 and 1) were significant for RPAQ.Conclusion: RPAQ is a valid and reliable tool for measuring physical activity in Turkish people. The Turkish version of the RPAQ is a powerful measurement for assessing the physical activity levels of adult individuals

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire in Turkish community-dwelling older adults

WOS: 000518722200001PubMed: 32135067Purpose: This study aimed to translate and adapt the Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire (FFABQ) for Turkish culture and to evaluate the psychometric properties of FFABQ-Turkish in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Eighty community-dwelling older adults (41 females) were assessed using the FFABQ-Turkish, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). Fall history and severity of fear of falling (FoF) were recorded. Forty-two participants were reassessed one week apart for test-retest reliability. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, convergent validity, construct validity, floor and ceiling effect, and scale discrimination of FFABQ-Turkish were investigated. Results: FFABQ-Turkish has high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. Overall scores for FFABQ-Turkish were high in females, older individuals >= 75 years, and fallers. Minimal detectable change with 95% confidence was 4.51 points. There were strong and moderate correlations between FFABQ-Turkish and ABC, FoF, and the number of falls. Factor analysis demonstrated a two-factor structure. No floor and ceiling effect was found. FFABQ-Turkish could discriminate individuals without avoidance behavior from those with severe avoidance behavior. Conclusions: FFABQ-Turkish is a valid and reliable measure to assess the activity and participation restriction due to FoF, and could be used to quantify avoidance behavior in Turkish community-dwelling older adults

Çocuklarda Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Prensipleri ve Uygulamaları

Çocuklarda erişkinlerde olduğu gibi duyu problemleri, algılama, kognitif ve motor bütünlüğü etkileyeceğinde bu sorunlar Fizyoterapistler tarafından bütün olarak ele alınarak değerlendirme ve müdahalelerde bulunulmalıdır. Ailenin müdahale programında yer alması, çocuğun istek ve ihtiyaçlarının göz önüne alındığı programlarda hem ailenin hem de çocuğun toplumsal katılımına da önem vermelidir.</p