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OBJECTIVES: To provide a review of contemporary participation measures'
conceptual foundations, psychometric properties and linkage to the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). DATA SOURCES: Major
medical databases, including PubMed, Medline, PsychInfo, and CINAHL. Articles that described the psychometric properties of generic
measures of adult participation published in English between 1998 and 2008 were
included. DATA EXTRACTION: Two reviewers independently reviewed each measure
using recognized quality criteria for health questionnaires. Individual items
were linked to the ICF using established linking rules. DATA SYNTHESIS: Eight
measures met the inclusion criteria: Impact on Participation and Autonomy, ICF
Measure of Participation and Activities, Keele Assessment of Participation,
Assessment of Life Habits, Participation Profile, Participation Survey/Mobility,
Participation Scale, and the Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care. The
selected measures were based primarily on the ICF and demonstrated moderate to
good validity and reliability, but psychometric information was often incomplete.
The most commonly addressed ICF domains were mobility; domestic life; social
interactions; major life domains; and community, social, and civic life.
CONCLUSIONS: This review provides tools--a detailed review of individual
participation measures, a comparative table of the measures' psychometric
properties, and ICF linkages-and a set of 3 guiding questions to help users
select appropriate participation measures.
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