Community-Based Rehabilitation Indicators

Validation and Preliminary Evidence for Disability in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID15468157
AuthorsMarco Tofani (0000-0003-2071-4513, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, corresponding author), Giuseppina Esposito (0000-0002-5495-0701, Traumatic and Orthopedic Center A. Alesini, 00145 Rome, Italy), Anna Berardi (0000-0003-0670-5303, Sapienza University of Rome), Giovanni Galeoto (0000-0002-9043-5686, Sapienza University of Rome), Silvia Iorio (0000-0001-9741-7838, Sapienza University of Rome), Maurizio Marceca (0000-0003-2648-7171, Sapienza University of Rome)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue21
Pages11256-11256
Publication date2021-10-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph182111256
PMID34769774
OpenAlexW3211314179
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a multi-sectorial community strategy for guaranteeing that people with disabilities enjoy the same rights and opportunities as all other community members. CBR is organized in a five-component matrix-namely, health, education, social, livelihood, and empowerment. To measure the effectiveness of CBR, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed standardized indicators. The objective of the present study is to translate and validate the CBR indicators (CBR-Is), providing preliminary evidence of their use for disability in Italy. After obtaining permission from the WHO, the CBR-Is followed a process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation according to international guidelines. An examination of internal consistency and reliability was than performed. The intra-rater reliability was estimated using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient with a 95% confidence interval. In order to measures the differences between people with and without disabilities, an independent sample t -test was used for quantitative indicators. The Italian version of the CBR-Is (IT-CBR-Is) was administered to 234 people. The internal consistency showed a good value, with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.862, and the intra-rater reliability analysis showed solid values for each domain (range: 0.723-0.882). Statistically significant differences between people with and without disabilities were found for each domain of the CBR matrix-namely, health, social, education, livelihood, and empowerment. The IT-CBR-Is are consistent and reliable measures when used to investigate disability in a community-based inclusive development perspective. National stakeholders can now have specific indicators to implement services and actions for people with disabilities

Community-based rehabilitation · Cronbach's alpha · Geography · International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health · Intraclass correlation · Livelihood · Physical therapy · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Applied Psychology · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology · Rehabilitation

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