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Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample

Background: The validation of assessment instruments is of great importance when they are applied in clinical and healthcare settings, since their safe and reliable use is essential for the application of appropriate and high-quality treatments. The motor activity log (MAL-30) is an instrument widel...

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Autores principales: Santamaría-Peláez, Mirian, Pardo-Hernández, Rocío, González-Bernal, Jerónimo J., Soto-Cámara, Raúl, González-Santos, Josefa, Fernández-Solana, Jessica
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214964
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author Santamaría-Peláez, Mirian
Pardo-Hernández, Rocío
González-Bernal, Jerónimo J.
Soto-Cámara, Raúl
González-Santos, Josefa
Fernández-Solana, Jessica
author_facet Santamaría-Peláez, Mirian
Pardo-Hernández, Rocío
González-Bernal, Jerónimo J.
Soto-Cámara, Raúl
González-Santos, Josefa
Fernández-Solana, Jessica
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description Background: The validation of assessment instruments is of great importance when they are applied in clinical and healthcare settings, since their safe and reliable use is essential for the application of appropriate and high-quality treatments. The motor activity log (MAL-30) is an instrument widely used by professionals in the clinic, which has been validated in different countries, languages and populations. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the MAL-30 scale for post-stroke patients in a Spanish sample. Methods: For this purpose, internal consistency tests were carried out using Cronbach’s alpha, item–item and item–total correlations, and a half-and-half test for reliability. For the validation, criterion validity tests were performed using the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale as the gold standard, and the convergent validity tests were carried out by correlation with the action research arm test (ARAT), box and block test (BBT), functional independence measure (FIM)–functional assessment measure (FAM), Lawton and Brody index and stroke quality of life scale (ECVI-38). Results: The results showed good internal consistency, as well as a good criterion and convergent validity. Conclusions: The MAL-30 instrument can be considered a valid and reliable tool for assessing the quantity and quality of the use of the affected upper limb in the performance of the activities of daily living and the instrumental activities of daily living after stroke in a Spanish sample.
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spelling pubmed-96904772022-11-25 Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample Santamaría-Peláez, Mirian Pardo-Hernández, Rocío González-Bernal, Jerónimo J. Soto-Cámara, Raúl González-Santos, Josefa Fernández-Solana, Jessica Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The validation of assessment instruments is of great importance when they are applied in clinical and healthcare settings, since their safe and reliable use is essential for the application of appropriate and high-quality treatments. The motor activity log (MAL-30) is an instrument widely used by professionals in the clinic, which has been validated in different countries, languages and populations. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the MAL-30 scale for post-stroke patients in a Spanish sample. Methods: For this purpose, internal consistency tests were carried out using Cronbach’s alpha, item–item and item–total correlations, and a half-and-half test for reliability. For the validation, criterion validity tests were performed using the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale as the gold standard, and the convergent validity tests were carried out by correlation with the action research arm test (ARAT), box and block test (BBT), functional independence measure (FIM)–functional assessment measure (FAM), Lawton and Brody index and stroke quality of life scale (ECVI-38). Results: The results showed good internal consistency, as well as a good criterion and convergent validity. Conclusions: The MAL-30 instrument can be considered a valid and reliable tool for assessing the quantity and quality of the use of the affected upper limb in the performance of the activities of daily living and the instrumental activities of daily living after stroke in a Spanish sample. MDPI 2022-11-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9690477/ /pubmed/36429681 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214964 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Santamaría-Peláez, Mirian
Pardo-Hernández, Rocío
González-Bernal, Jerónimo J.
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González-Santos, Josefa
Fernández-Solana, Jessica
Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title_full Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title_fullStr Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title_full_unstemmed Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title_short Reliability and Validity of the Motor Activity Log (MAL-30) Scale for Post-Stroke Patients in a Spanish Sample
title_sort reliability and validity of the motor activity log (mal-30) scale for post-stroke patients in a spanish sample
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214964
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