Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Transfer Assessment Instrument Questionnaire As a Self-Assessment Measure

Overview

Journal Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl

Date 2021 Feb 5

PMID 33543111

Citations 6

Authors

Lynn A Worobey

Stephanie K Rigot

Michael L Boninger

Randall Huzinec

Jong H Sung

Kaitlin DiGiovine

Laura A Rice

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Transfer Assessment Instrument Questionnaire (TAI-Q), a self-assessment measure to evaluate transfer quality compared with clinician-reported measures.

Design: Participants self-assessed transfers from their wheelchair to a mat table using the TAI-Q. For session 1, participants self-assessed their transfer both before and after reviewing a video of themselves completing the transfer (session 1). Self-assessment was completed for another transfer after a 10-minute delay (session 2, intrarater reliability) and after a 1- to 2-day delay (session 3, test-retest reliability). Self-assessment was compared with a criterion standard of an experienced clinician scoring the same transfers with the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) version 4.0 (concurrent validity).

Setting: 2017 National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Participants: Convenience sample of full-time wheelchair users (N=44).

Interventions: Not applicable.

Main Outcome Measures: TAI-Q and TAI.

Results: After video review of their transfer, acceptable levels of reliability were demonstrated for total TAI-Q score for intrarater (intraclass correlation [ICC], 0.627) and test-retest reliability (ICC, 0.705). Moderate to acceptable concurrent validity was demonstrated with the TAI (ICC, 0.554-0.740). Participants tended to underestimate the quality of their transfer (reported more deficient items) compared with the TAI. However, this deficit decreased and reliability improved from pre-video review to post-video review and from session 1 to session 2. The minimum detectable change indicated that a change of 1.63 to 2.21 in the TAI-Q total score is needed to detect a significant difference in transfer skills.

Conclusions: When paired with video review, the TAI-Q demonstrates moderate to acceptable levels of reliability and validity for the total score. Self-assessment was completed quickly (<5min) and could help to potentially screen for deficiencies in transfer quality and opportunities for intervention.

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