The Spanish versions of the Barthel index (BI) and the Katz index (KI) of activities of daily living (ADL): A structured review

Abstract In this article, the evidence relating to the appropriateness to the target population, practicality and psychometric properties of the BI and the KI of ADL on samples of Spanish old people has been evaluated. To obtain the original documents electronic searches were carried out in Spanish...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2009-07, Vol.49 (1), p.e77-e84
Main Authors: Cabañero-Martínez, M. José, Cabrero-García, Julio, Richart-Martínez, Miguel, Muñoz-Mendoza, Carmen Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Barthel Index
Functional assessment of older people
Humans
Internal Medicine
Katz index of activities of daily living
Language
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Reliability
Reproducibility
Spain
Spanish version
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Abstract In this article, the evidence relating to the appropriateness to the target population, practicality and psychometric properties of the BI and the KI of ADL on samples of Spanish old people has been evaluated. To obtain the original documents electronic searches were carried out in Spanish databases and in international databases, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, CINAHL and EMBASE, as well as manual searches and references searches. Twenty articles met the inclusion criteria. The results show a large number of versions, for the two instruments, with weak processes of transcultural adaptation, without standards for its administration, nor for its interpretability. The most evaluated point of reliability was the interrater reproducibility. The evidence about predictive validity is extensive, but the evidence about concurrent validity and responsiveness is very scarce.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2008.09.006