title: The Arabic version of the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory 4:  a validation study.
abstract: The Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory 4 (MPAI-4) is a valid and reliable assessment tool to detect clinical impairments in patients with acquired brain injury. The tool is widely used by rehabilitation therapists worldwide, given its good psychometric properties and its availability in several languages. The purpose of this study was to translate the tool into Arabic and to examine its validity and reliability with multiple sclerosis and stroke patients. A total of 128 participants were enrolled in this study: 49 with multiple sclerosis, 17 with stroke, and 62 healthy adults. The psychometric properties of discriminative and convergent construct validity as well as test-retest reliability were tested. The translated tool, the Arabic-MPAI-4 (A-MPAI-4), significantly discriminated among the three subgroups (F=50.93, P<0.001), correlated moderately but significantly with the Arabic version of the Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills Self-Report as a measure of functional independence in daily activities (r=-0.35, P<0.001), and showed good stability over time (r=0.73, P<0.001). The A-MPAI-4 is a valid and reliable tool for clinical use with multiple sclerosis and stroke patients who speak Arabic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. dr.razan1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Razan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamed
authors.forename: Hashem Abu
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Tariah
authors.forename: Somaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malkawi
authors.forename: Margo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011594:Psychometrics; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation