Translation and measurement properties of the Portuguese-Brazil version of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE-Br)

ABSTRACT Objective: The current study aimed to translate the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) into Brazilian Portuguese and analyze the reliability of the translated version for a population of Brazilian infants. Methods: This was a methodological study, approved by the Ethics Committee, carried out between June 2020 and May 2021. HINE is a standardized clinical neurological examination used for the early detection of cerebral palsy. The quantitative section, “neurological examination”, contains 26 items scored from 0 to 3 points, divided into five categories: cranial nerve function, posture, movements, muscle tone and reflexes, and reactions. The HINE translation followed four steps: translation, synthesis, back-translation, and evaluation by an expert committee. To verify the reliability of the HINE-Br (Portuguese-Brazil version) two independent examiners evaluated 43 infants, between 3 and 22 months of age. Internal consistency was verified by Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient and interrater reliability by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The translated version was similar to the original version and a few semantic and idiomatic adjustments were necessary. Appropriate internal consistency (Alpha=0.91) was found for the 26 items of the HINE-Br, as well as strong interrater reliability for the total score (ICC2.1=0.95), and also for the five categories (ICC2.1=0.83–0.95). Conclusions: The HINE-Br presents adequate rates of internal consistency and interrater reliability, and can be used for the evaluation of children at risk for cerebral palsy, between 3 and 24 months of age, by pediatricians and pediatric physical therapists..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Revista Paulista de Pediatria - 42(2024)

Sprache:

Englisch ; Spanisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michelle Alexandrina dos Santos Furtado [VerfasserIn]
Hércules Ribeiro Leite [VerfasserIn]
Matheus Rocha Pereira Klettenberg [VerfasserIn]
Victor Alves Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Lisiane Seguti Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
Melina Rodero Marques [VerfasserIn]
Isadora de Oliveira Cavalcante [VerfasserIn]
Tamires Saboia Santos [VerfasserIn]
Tathiana Ghisi de Souza [VerfasserIn]
Ayrles Silva Gonçalves Barbosa Mendonça [VerfasserIn]
Ana Cristina Resende Camargos [VerfasserIn]
Kênnea Martins Almeida Ayupe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cerebral palsy
Early diagnosis
Infant
Neurological examination
Pediatrics
Reproducibility of tests
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doi:

10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023105

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DOAJ091411726