Validity of Persian version of stroke impact scale (sis) in patients with stroke

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of Stroke Impact Scale (SIS-P) among patients with stroke. A Sample of 80 people with Stroke was included in this study.The participants were patients diagnosed with stroke who were attended Kashani and Alzahra hospitals in Isfahan-Iran from 2005 to 2007. The Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) is a self-report measure that inculdes 64 Items and assesses 8 domain (strength, handfunction, ADL, mobility, communication, emotion, memory and thinking and participation). A Sample of 90 were asked to complete (SIS) and subscale of SF-36 and HADS, BI, MMSE, FMA, FAT questionnaires. Dimensionality and construct validity was assessed, using item-scale correlation after correction for overlap and convergennt validity, using a priori hypotheszed correlations with the SF-36 and HADS, BI, MMSE, FMA, FAT. All the participants found the SIS-P items to be clear and unambiguous in a pilot testing.The total score for each domain and other golden instrument were significantly corolated between 0/67 to 0/96. The correlation between each item and total score for 8 domain were reported above 0/70. The Results of the study revealed that the SIS-P is a psychometrically appropriate instrument to assess the people with Stroke.