title: The Italian version of the Functional Behavior Profile: reliability in a population of persons with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: The aims of this study were to translate and investigate the interrater, test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the functional behavior profile (FBP) in an Italian population with multiple sclerosis. The Italian version of the FBP (FBP-I) was developed and the reliability of the final questionnaire was measured. A sample of 22 persons with clinically diagnosed multiple sclerosis was independently assessed by two raters. Interrater and test-retest reliability of the subscores and of the total score of the FBP-I were good to excellent. The internal consistency of the FBP-I was high. The FBP-I showed good psychometric properties and it can be used to assess functional status in Italian-speaking patients with multiple sclerosis.
authors: School of Physiotherapy, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors: Edoardo
authors: E
authors: Balli
authors: Tiziano
authors: T
authors: Giovannelli
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Paci
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D014177:Translations