Hindi Translation, Validation and test retest reliability testing of the telematic fugl meyer assessment scale-upper extremity in stroke patients

The Telematic Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment (TFMA-UE) in stroke is an index to assess the sensorimotor impairment in individuals who have had stroke. This scale has a standardized assessment test for post-stroke recovery in their paper titled “The post-stroke hemiplegic patient: A method for evaluation of physical performance”. It is now widely used for clinical assessment of motor function to evaluate the extent of motor impairment and the progress of rehabilitation in stroke patients and those with similar upper extremity motor deficits and assesses various functions, including movements, coordination, and reflexes, to determine the level of disability and track improvements over time. Telematic assistance has become indispensable in recent years. The increased prevalence of Acquired brain injury and the sequels it causes, requires long–lasting multidisciplinary treatments. Validated tools to assess the evolution of the disabilities and limitations of this pathology are essential to individualize and prescribe adapted treatments. The aim has been to create the telematic version of the Fugl Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity Motor Function (TFMA-UE) Spanish scale and its adaptation to the remote assessment of neurologic patients.The purpose of this study is to translate into the Hindi version of (TFMA-UE) and to evaluate its validity and test-retest reliability.A cross-sectional study.The study method includes the translation of the (TFMA-UE) in Hindi language from English by 2 translators (i.e.) T1 and T2 from medical and non-medical background respectively. The recording observer then takes a seat to create a T12 version of the translated questionnaire. The reverse translation from the T12 form to the previous form is now being done. Then, an expert panel analyses all the stages and all of the questionnaire items that the translated form of the questionnaire is free of errors, allowing it to be field tested. Evaluation of content’s validity is done. The pre-final form is then fully tested on patients, and the scale’s validity is reported. Finally, the translated questionnaire version will be analyzed by the ethics committee. The test-retest reliability is computed by measuring subjects at two distinct occasions and then computing the correlation.