Malaysian adaptation of the physical activity scale for individuals with physical disabilities in individuals with spinal cord injury

AbstractPurpose: The Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities questionnaire provides an assessment of physical activity after spinal cord injury. This study sought to adapt, with cultural competence, the English questionnaire and translate it into Bahasa Malaysia, including evaluation of content and face validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability, and completion of a factor analysis in order to validate the Malaysian version.Materials and methods: A total of 250 participants completed the questionnaire that was distributed via email, postal mail, the internet, physically and by word of mouth. Sixty-eight respondents were re-contacted to complete the questionnaire again.Results: The adapted PASIPD demonstrated adequate internal consistency Cronbach’s α = 0.68 and acceptable test–retest reliability, intraclass correlation = 0.87. Factor analysis extracted four main dimensions for physical activity; factor 1 (heavy housework, home repair, lawn work and gardening), fa...