Skoutelis Vasileios C, Mastronikola Niki, Dinopoulos Argirios, Skouteli Eleni, Dimitriadis Zacharias, Bakalidou Daphne
Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Neuromuscular and Cardiovascular Study of Motion, Faculty of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, Egaleo, GRC.
Physiotherapy, 'Attikon' University General Hospital, Chaidari, GRC.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 8;14(10):e30073. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30073. eCollection 2022 Oct.
The Mini-Manual Ability Classification System (Mini-MACS) is an adaptation of the MACS for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 1-4 years, which classifies children's performance to handle objects that are relevant to their age and development. The availability of a reliable Mini-MACS in Greek would allow for using it safely and properly in the clinical and research context of Greece. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to translate the original English version into Greek and examine its test-retest and interrater reliability.
The English Mini-MACS was translated into Greek using the "forward-backward" method. Sixty-three children with CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-V, aged 12 -50 months were included in the reliability study. Test-retest and interrater reliability were assessed using the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The association between Mini-MACS and GMFCS level ratings was also assessed using Spearman's rho correlation coefficient ().
The translated version was easy to understand and use. The Greek Mini-MACS was found to have excellent test-retest reliability (ICC > 0.96) for both parents and therapists, good interrater reliability (ICC=0.89) between therapists and parents, and moderate-to-strong correlation with the GMFCS (= 0.56-0.64, p < 0.0001).
The Greek Mini-MACS constitutes a user-friendly and reliable scale for use in the Greek population.
迷你手册能力分类系统（Mini-MACS）是针对1至4岁脑瘫（CP）儿童的MACS改编版，用于对儿童处理与其年龄和发育相关物品的表现进行分类。希腊语版可靠的Mini-MACS能够在希腊的临床和研究环境中安全、正确地使用。因此，本研究的目的是将原始英文版翻译成希腊语，并检验其重测信度和评分者间信度。
采用“前后翻译”法将英文Mini-MACS翻译成希腊语。63名年龄在12至50个月、粗大运动功能分类系统（GMFCS）水平为I-V级的CP儿童纳入信度研究。使用组内相关系数（ICC）评估重测信度和评分者间信度。还使用斯皮尔曼等级相关系数（）评估Mini-MACS与GMFCS水平评级之间的关联。
翻译后的版本易于理解和使用。希腊语版Mini-MACS被发现对于家长和治疗师而言均具有出色的重测信度（ICC>0.96），治疗师与家长之间具有良好的评分者间信度（ICC=0.89），并且与GMFCS具有中度至高度相关性（=0.56-0.64，p<0.0001）。
希腊语版Mini-MACS是一种便于在希腊人群中使用且可靠的量表。
