title: Validation and reliability of the Spanish version of the Function in Sitting Test (S-FIST) to assess sitting balance in subacute post-stroke adult patients.
abstract: Function in Sitting Test (FIST) is a clinical functional assessment of sitting balance validated in adults with stroke. For a major use of this, the test is recommended to be translated in Spanish-speaking countries.
  
  
  
  Translate to Spanish the FIST and determine its intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities and concurrent validity as a measure of sitting balance in adult individuals with stroke.
  
  
  
  The original version was translated into Spanish and was agreed by a team of experts. A back-translation into English was subsequently performed and sent to the original author, who approved this version named from now Spanish version of Function in Sitting Test (S-FIST). Sixty post-stroke patients' performance was recorded on a videotape. These videos were then used to carry out four measurements to assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities; two of these were performed by the same rater and the third and fourth by a second and third rater.
  
  
  
  The S-FIST meets the following requirements: good construct validity and high correlation with Spanish version of Trunk Impairment Scale 2.0 (S-TIS 2.0) scores (r = 0.791) Spearman's rank, high internal consistency (Cronbach's α-coefficient = 0.97), and high intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities for the summed scores assessed by intra-class correlation coefficient were 0.999 and 0.997, respectively.
  
  
  
  The S-FIST is valid and reliable and can be recommended for use in the evaluation of dynamic and sitting balance and trunk control in future research and clinical practice on post-stroke patients. Guidelines for treatment and level of quality of trunk activity can be derived from its use.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy , Universitat Internacional de Catalunya , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5255-2494
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabanas-Valdés
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy , Universitat Internacional de Catalunya , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Caritat
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8637-5035
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bagur-Calafat
authors.affiliation: b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sabadell , Parc Taulí Sabadell Hospital Universitari , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8563-8374
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Caballero-Gómez
authors.affiliation: b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sabadell , Parc Taulí Sabadell Hospital Universitari , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cervera-Cuenca
authors.affiliation: c Department of Rehabilitation , Clinica Los Coihues , Santiago , Chile.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0053-0074
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moya-Valdés
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy , Universitat Internacional de Catalunya , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Pere Ramón
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8207-2507
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Rubio
authors.affiliation: d Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano , Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, CIBERESP , Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8850-0960
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Urrútia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D014175:Translating
keywords: Hemiparesis; hemiplegia; reliability; scale; sitting balance; stroke; test; trunk control; validation