title: Development and reliability of a Turkish version of the Short Form-Joint Protection Behavior Assessment (JPBA-S).
abstract: METHODS
  Clinical measurement.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To adapt the original JPBA-S to a Turkish version (TUR-JPBA-S) and to investigate its reliability in assessing patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-two participants with RA and 21 healthy people were videotaped while performing tasks listed in the TUR-JPBA-S. Two raters scored the video recordings for to evaluate inter-rater reliability. One rater re-analyzed the recordings at a different time point for intra-rater reliability. Participants with RA were asked to perform the same tasks after three to four weeks which was also recorded to evaluate test-retest reliability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internal consistency (Cronbach's α value) was found to be high (0.89) for participants with RA. Our results demonstrate excellent intra-rater (ICC: 0.99, SEM 1.2) inter-rater (ICC: 0.99, SEM 1.7) reliability, apart from excellent test-retest reliability (ICC: 0.96).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TUR-JPBA-S is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing JP behavior in patients with RA in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: eda-fzt@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tonga
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Songul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atasavun Uysal
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Ergotherapy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karayazgan
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oncology, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayran
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tülin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Düger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Joint protection behavior assessment; Reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Turkish version