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Journal Club: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Kannada Version of the Motivation in Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation Scale in Hospitalized Stroke Patients

By - Dr. Nandita Mohan
Published On 2025-05-21 07:18 GMT   |   Update On 2025-05-21 07:18 GMT
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This study is published in the Journal of Health and Allied Sciences published by Scientific Scholar

Stroke survivors are frequently described as apathetic, lacking interest, and having poor motivation, which might hinder treatment outcomes. A Japanese version of the motivation in stroke patients for rehabilitation (MORE) scale was developed to evaluate the motivation level of stroke patients and was translated into an English version by the original author. The following study aimed to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Kannada (local language) version of the MORE scale in stroke patients.

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A structured scale translation procedure was performed by a linguistic expert fluent in English and Kannada per the stages for linguistic validation. The translation procedure involved forward translation, backwards translation, final correction, and preliminary pilot testing. The final cross-culturally adapted Kannada version of the MORE scale was obtained, and validation was evaluated based on criterion validity using Pearson’s correlation test.

The result showed that there was a positive correlation between the total score of the English and Kannada versions of the MORE scale.

Hence, the authors concluded that the Kannada version of the MORE scale has been culturally adapted to assess motivation among the Kannada-speaking population and is a valid tool for assessing motivation among individuals with stroke.

Ref: D’Souza R, Chippala P. Cross Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Kannada Version of the Motivation in Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation Scale in Hospitalized Stroke Patients. J Health Allied Sci NU. doi: 10.25259/JHS-2024-6-12-R2-(1430)

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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