Arabic POMA Validity and Reliability for Elderly | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Volume 100, Issue 1, July 2025, Pages 4433-4440 PDF (565.88 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2025.454576 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: An effective and reliable evaluation technique is required to estimate the risk of falls in seniors. The Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) is a frequently used test for assessing balance and gait qualities. Objective: This study aimed to translate the POMA into Arabic and test the face validity, content validity, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability of the Arabic-language version of the POMA questionnaire in the Egyptian older adult population. Methods: This prospective observational study had two expert panels (each with ten experts) and 100 seniors aged 60 to 80 years old. In all, 200 sheets (test and retest) were completed. The methodology included forward translation, production of a preliminary translated version, backward translation, development of a pre-final version, expert testing of the pre-final version, and lastly testing the final version on patients. Statistical analysis was performed using the Index of Clarity (IC), Expert Proportion of Clearance, Scale Index of Content Validity (S-CVI), Expert Proportion of Relevance, descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Results: The study revealed that the scale IC was 86.5%, and the Expert Proportion of Clearance was 86.5%. The S-CVI was 100%, and the Expert Proportion of Relevance was 100%. Cronbach's alpha for the Arabic version of POMA was 0.873. The test-retest (intra-rater reliability) for the total score was 0.998. Conclusion: The Arabic-language version of the POMA showed acceptable face and content validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability for assessing balance and gait in the Egyptian elderly population. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Validity; Reliability; POMA | ||
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