Department of Health Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2023;43(6):725-740. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2023.2197050. Epub 2023 Apr 4.
The EPInfant scale is a self-assessment for children that measures perceived exertion (PE) during physical exercise. This study aimed to translate the scale into Arabic (EPInfant-Ar) and test its psychometric properties.
The revised version was tested for face and content validity. Oxygen saturation, heart rate (HR), and ratings of perceived exertion were measured during a 3-minute step test with a sample of 93 children. PE and HR were examined using the Pearson correlation coefficient () to assess the concurrent validity. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were calculated using Cronbach's alpha (), intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and r coefficient. A minimum detectable change with 95% confidence interval (MDC) and percentage of change (MDC%) was also measured.
Content validity showed an excellent level of expert agreement. There was a moderate correlation between PE rated by the scale and HR ( = 0.47, < .001). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were acceptable ( = 0.89; ICC 0.81; 95%Cl: 0.71-0.87, = 0.81) with low measurement error (MDC = 2.66 and MDC% = 61.10%).
The EPInfant-Ar scale was considered valid and reliable for assessing PE after physical exercises in typically developing children aged 6-16 years.
EPInfant 量表是一种自我评估工具,用于测量儿童在体育锻炼时的感知用力(PE)。本研究旨在将该量表翻译成阿拉伯语(EPInfant-Ar)并测试其心理测量学特性。
对修订后的量表进行了表面效度和内容效度检验。在一项 3 分钟的台阶测试中,对 93 名儿童的血氧饱和度、心率(HR)和感知用力等级进行了测量。使用 Pearson 相关系数()来评估同时效度,PE 和 HR 之间的相关性。内部一致性和重测信度使用 Cronbach's alpha()、组内相关系数(ICC)和 r 系数进行计算。还测量了具有 95%置信区间的最小可检测变化(MDC)和变化百分比(MDC%)。
内容效度显示出专家高度一致的水平。量表评估的 PE 与 HR 之间存在中度相关性( = 0.47, <.001)。内部一致性和重测信度是可接受的( = 0.89;ICC 0.81;95%Cl:0.71-0.87, = 0.81),测量误差较低(MDC = 2.66 和 MDC% = 61.10%)。
EPInfant-Ar 量表被认为在评估 6-16 岁正常发育儿童体育锻炼后的 PE 方面是有效和可靠的。