Reliability and validity of a postal version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index, modified for use with stroke patients.
OBJECTIVE
To adapt the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) for postal use with stroke patients.


METHODS
Reliability was examined using test-retest on 26 stroke patients. Construct validity was tested on 76 patients by examining correlations between the modified RNLI and related scales.


METHODS
Patients at three months to one year post stroke.


RESULTS
All items demonstrated better than chance agreement between test and retest and seven items substantial agreement (kappa = >0.61). The modified RNLI correlated positively with related scales. Patients with stronger reintegration to normal living had better outcomes in anxiety, depression, daily activity and quality of life.


CONCLUSIONS
This postal instrument appears reliable and valid and may be a useful outcome measure in stroke studies.
Daneski
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Department of Public Health Sciences, King's College, London, UK.
Coshall
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Tilling
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Wolfe
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011177:Postal Service; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires