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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2025

The Czech Fugl-Meyer assessment for post-stroke sensorimotor function: translation and cross-cultural adaptation and validation.

Barbora Kolářová, Petra Gaul-Aláčová, Nicole Musilová, Anna Majerová, Margit Alt Murphy

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Barbora KolářováDepartment of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-4317-8557
Petra Gaul-AláčováDepartment of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-8199-4283
Nicole MusilováDepartment of Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6209-5517
Anna MajerováDepartment of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Margit Alt MurphyDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Rehabilitation and Health, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. margit.alt-murphy@neuro.gu.se.ORCID 0000-0002-3192-7787

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Abstract

objectiveTo ensure wider use of the internationally recommended Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of sensorimotor function for people with stroke, official translations of the scale are needed. This study aimed to perform a translation and cross-cultural adaptation/validation of the FMA into the Czech language.

designTranslation and cross-cultural adaptation/validation. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Five clinical experts and 1 external expert participated as reviewers; 11 individuals with stroke in the early subacute phase were included in the pilot testing.

methodsA standardized process using forward-backward translations, expert panel reviews, and pilot testing between and within the raters (inter- and intra-rater reliability) were employed to ensure conceptual, semantic, and operational validity of the new Czech FMA. Agreement between raters was assessed in 11 individuals with stroke on 2 consecutive days at University Hospital Olomouc by using Svensson's rank-based statistics.

resultsPercentage of agreement between and within raters ranged between 70-100% and 55-100%, respectively. Systematic disagreements, found in 7 out of 96 FMA items, were discussed and revised in the final version.

conclusionThe Czech FMA offers a more unified and standardized assessment of sensorimotor impairment in clinical and research settings. This will improve stroke rehabilitation care and allow for wider international collaboration.

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Disability EvaluationStrokeStroke RehabilitationAdultAgedCross-Cultural ComparisonCzech RepublicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsReproducibility of ResultsTranslations

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PMCPMC12079045

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