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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research

Descriptive and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Weiss functional impairment rating scale: parent report form in Iranian children

Authors: Behnaz Kiani, Habib Hadianfard, Margaret D. Weiss

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

This study evaluates the descriptive and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale-Parent Report Form (WFIRS-P) in a normal sample of Iranian children.

Method

Parents of 282 students (grades 1–6) completed the WFIRS-P. Means and standard deviations were computed for the total scale, each domain, and each item of the WFIRS-P. Internal consistency, interdomain correlations, and test-retest reliability were used to assess the reliability of the scale.

Results

Among the WFIRS-P domains, life skills had the highest rated impairment (M = 0.50, SD = 0.37) and risky activities had the lowest. Internal consistency (α = .88) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.77) were strong for the WFIRS-P total scale. The correlation between the WFIRS-P domains and the total scale ranged from 0.52 to 0.81.

Conclusions

Results suggest that the Persian version of the WFIRS-P is a useful and psychometrically reliable measure for assessing functional skills in children.
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Metadata
Title
Descriptive and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Weiss functional impairment rating scale: parent report form in Iranian children
Authors
Behnaz Kiani
Habib Hadianfard
Margaret D. Weiss
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-1053-1

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