Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran
Objectives: The primary focus in the rehabilitation services program is the universal coverage of these services, in other words, to provide better access to these services in any place and situation. The present study aimed to develop and validate a physical rehabilitation accessibility assessment...
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| author | Marzieh Shirazikhah Arash Mirabzadeh Homeira Sajjadi Mohammad Taghi Joghataei Akbar Biglarian Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi Hamid Sharif Nia Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari |
| author_facet | Marzieh Shirazikhah Arash Mirabzadeh Homeira Sajjadi Mohammad Taghi Joghataei Akbar Biglarian Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi Hamid Sharif Nia Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari |
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| description | Objectives: The primary focus in the rehabilitation services program is the universal coverage of these services, in other words, to provide better access to these services in any place and situation. The present study aimed to develop and validate a physical rehabilitation accessibility assessment questionnaire as a standardized instrument that can be adaptable to people with physical disabilities.
Methods: An exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used to develop and validate this questionnaire. Appropriate content was prepared through the literature review, related studies analysis, and focus group discussions with a qualitative approach. Then, the face, content, and construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated.
Results: The physical rehabilitation accessibility questionnaire with 17 items was formulated, and its psychometric properties were evaluated through testing in a study sample of 200 people with disabilities who filled up the questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis indicated that 81% of the variance of the accessibility to physical rehabilitation services was determined by four factors of affordability, transport, social support, and information access. Indices of PCFI=0.772, PNFI=0.717, NFI=0.877, CFI=0.952, CMIN/DF=1.867, RMSEA=0.066, and AGFI=0.871 confirmed the fitness of the final model. The convergent and divergent validity and reliability of the questionnaire were also confirmed.
Discussion: The questionnaire has an appropriate psychometric property that makes it useful for assessing the accessibility of physical rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities. This questionnaire can be used in subsequent studies to measure the accessibility of rehabilitation services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2316ce726b584c1c95338514a83094602022-12-22T03:16:43ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102020-06-01182211222Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in IranMarzieh Shirazikhah0Arash Mirabzadeh1Homeira Sajjadi2Mohammad Taghi Joghataei3Akbar Biglarian4Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi5Hamid Sharif Nia6Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari7 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychiatry, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran Medical University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Biostatistics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Objectives: The primary focus in the rehabilitation services program is the universal coverage of these services, in other words, to provide better access to these services in any place and situation. The present study aimed to develop and validate a physical rehabilitation accessibility assessment questionnaire as a standardized instrument that can be adaptable to people with physical disabilities. Methods: An exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used to develop and validate this questionnaire. Appropriate content was prepared through the literature review, related studies analysis, and focus group discussions with a qualitative approach. Then, the face, content, and construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated. Results: The physical rehabilitation accessibility questionnaire with 17 items was formulated, and its psychometric properties were evaluated through testing in a study sample of 200 people with disabilities who filled up the questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis indicated that 81% of the variance of the accessibility to physical rehabilitation services was determined by four factors of affordability, transport, social support, and information access. Indices of PCFI=0.772, PNFI=0.717, NFI=0.877, CFI=0.952, CMIN/DF=1.867, RMSEA=0.066, and AGFI=0.871 confirmed the fitness of the final model. The convergent and divergent validity and reliability of the questionnaire were also confirmed. Discussion: The questionnaire has an appropriate psychometric property that makes it useful for assessing the accessibility of physical rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities. This questionnaire can be used in subsequent studies to measure the accessibility of rehabilitation services.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1086-en.htmldisabilityconfirmatory factor analysispsychometricsreliabilityvalidityaccessibilityrehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Marzieh Shirazikhah Arash Mirabzadeh Homeira Sajjadi Mohammad Taghi Joghataei Akbar Biglarian Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi Hamid Sharif Nia Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran Iranian Rehabilitation Journal disability confirmatory factor analysis psychometrics reliability validity accessibility rehabilitation |
| title | Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran |
| title_full | Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran |
| title_short | Physical Rehabilitation Accessibility Assessment Questionnaire for People With Physical Disability: A Development and Validation Study in Iran |
| title_sort | physical rehabilitation accessibility assessment questionnaire for people with physical disability a development and validation study in iran |
| topic | disability confirmatory factor analysis psychometrics reliability validity accessibility rehabilitation |
| url | http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1086-en.html |
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