title: Validation of the functional and social performance - DSF-84 checklist: preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop, implement and validate an instrument for assessing the functional and social performance of young male adults with lower limb amputees based on the international classification of functionality, incapacity, and health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Developed the instrument, the items were grouped into domains (organic aspects - OA, daily activities - DA, performance components - PC, social participation - SP and environmental factors - EF) for statistical analysis. The implementation of the instrument was filmed for validation. Four assessors watched the films on two occasions and gave scores. Intra-class correlation was used to evaluate intra- and inter-rater reproducibility and to the internal consistency was calculated by Cronbach's alpha and the criterion validity was assessed by Student's t-test and the Mann-Whitney U-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed good reliability in the scores for OA, DA, PC and SP domains and a reasonable reliability for the EF domain. The differences between assessors performed by the analysis of variance were not significant. The reliability intra-rater, performed through the test-retest method, showed in all domains high levels of intra-rater correspondence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show the validity and reliability of DSF-84 to young male adults with amputation of the lower limb, being useful for this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study have been developed, implemented, and validated an instrument (DSF-84) for assessing the functional and social performance of young male adults with lower limb amputees based on the ICF. The results show the validity and reliability of DSF-84 to young male adults with amputation of the lower limb, being useful for this population.
authors: Department of Occupational Therapy, Pará State University, Belém, Brazil. rogeriapimentel@yahoo.com.br
authors: Rogeria Pimentel de Araujo
authors: RP
authors: Monteiro
authors: Luzia Iara
authors: LI
authors: Pfeifer
authors: Iraci
authors: I
authors: Soares
authors: Alex de Assis Santos
authors: Ade A
authors: Dos Santos
authors: Nelson
authors: N
authors: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000674:Amputees / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D057189:Checklist / Q000592:standards*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D020127:Recovery of Function; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D058992:Social Participation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult