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Published on: April 18, 2011
Standardized administration and scoring guidelines for the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Version 3.0 (SCIM-III)
Rachel Y Kim1, Christina Calhoun Thielen2, Giulia Heydeman3
1Center for Outcomes and Measurement, Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. rachel.kim.2@jefferson.edu.
Study Design:
Qualitative studies.
Objective:
To develop clear and specific administration and scoring procedures for the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Version 3.0 as a performance-based and interview assessment.
Setting:
Research lab.
Methods:
Modified Delphi Technique survey methods were used in this study. Previously developed SCIM-III administration and scoring procedures for performance-based and interview versions were presented to clinicians experienced in SCI and SCIM-III using the Qualtrix (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) online survey platform. Summary and descriptive statistics were used to assess the percent agreement survey responses.
Results:
Three survey rounds were necessary to achieve 80% agreement or above for the performance-based version. Two survey rounds were necessary to achieve 80% agreement or above on the interview version.
Conclusions:
This study describes the development of standardized administration and scoring procedures for the self-care and mobility sub-scales of the SCIM-III as a performance-based and interview version.
