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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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[Not Available].

Lucie Brosseau¹, Chantal Laroche², Anne Sutton²

¹Programme de physiothérapie.

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada

|February 4, 2016

Summary

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A Canadian French version of the PEDro Scale, l'Échelle PEDro, was created and validated. The rigorous translation process ensured a clear and accurate tool for French-speaking clinicians.

Keywords:

clinical trials content validity evaluation tool methodological quality translation

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Area of Science:

Rehabilitation Science
Health Professions Education

Context:

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale is a widely used tool for assessing the methodological quality of clinical trials in physiotherapy.
A validated French translation is needed to improve accessibility and application in Canadian French-speaking clinical settings.

Purpose:

To translate the PEDro Scale into Canadian French, naming it l'Échelle PEDro.
To evaluate the content validity and clarity of the translated scale through expert review and consensus.

Summary:

A modified cross-cultural validation methodology, including parallel back-translations and multiple expert panel reviews, was employed.
The final version of l'Échelle PEDro was evaluated by 32 clinical researchers, achieving high clarity scores (4.0-4.7/5).

Impact:

The study successfully produced a valid Canadian French version of the PEDro Scale, l'Échelle PEDro.
This validated translation enhances the accessibility and utility of the PEDro Scale for French-speaking physiotherapists and researchers in Canada.