02486nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002200074653002500096653002600121653002100147653003300168653001100201653001100212653000900223653001600232653001000248653003000258653001800288653002000306653003100326653002600357653003100383100002000414700001500434700001500449700001800464245008500482856008700567300001100654490000700665050001800672520137200690022001402062       2013                            d  c2013 Feb10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aCase-Control Studies10aDisability Evaluation10aDisabled Persons10aFactor Analysis, Statistical10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNepal10aPredictive Value of Tests10aPsychometrics10aQuality of Life10aReproducibility of Results10aSocioeconomic Factors10aSurveys and Questionnaires1 aStevelink S A M1 aTerwee C B1 aBanstola N1 avan Brakel WH00aTesting the psychometric properties of the Participation Scale in Eastern Nepal.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548091/pdf/11136_2012_Article_116.pdf  a137-440 v22  aSTEVELINK20133 a<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>To test the psychometric properties of the Participation Scale (P-scale) among people with various disabling conditions in Eastern Nepal.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A sample of 153 individuals with disabling conditions was selected through systematic random sampling. The following psychometric properties were tested: structural validity (explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses), internal consistency, inter-tester reliability, construct validity and floor and ceiling effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The explanatory factor analysis indicated a two-factor structure ('work-related participation' and 'general participation'). The confirmatory factor analysis suggested good model fit. The internal consistency measured with Cronbach's alpha was 0.93 for the whole scale and 0.78 and 0.93 for the subscales. The inter-tester reliability coefficient was 0.90. All hypothesized correlations were as expected confirming the construct validity of the scale. No floor or ceiling effects were identified for the whole scale; only the subscale 'work-related participation' showed a ceiling effect.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The results of the analyses suggest that the psychometric properties of the P-scale are sufficient in the context of Eastern Nepal. Use of the P-scale will require (re-) confirmation of its validity in each new cultural context.</p>  a1573-2649