Key result
Pediatric athletes reported difficulty reading an average of 20.2% of each domain of the Disablement in the Physically Active scale, and 81.8% of the domains exceeded the fifth-grade reading level.
Why the study?
The Disablement in the Physically Active scale is used to assess health-related quality of life in athletic populations, but its appropriateness for pediatric athletes is unknown.
Cohort (n=65)
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The DPA scale exceeds the recommended reading level for pediatric athletes, suggesting it may not be appropriate for this population without modification.
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May not suit pediatric athletes without modification; leaves open need for validated, lower-literacy adaptations.
The Disablement in the Physically Active scale (DPA) is a patient-reported outcome measure that is used to evaluate health-related quality of life in athletic and highly functional patient populations. However, its appropriateness for pediatric athletes is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the readability of the DPA in pediatric athletes. On average, athletes reported that they had difficulty reading 20.2% of each domain and 81.8% of the scale domains exceeded the fifth-grade reading-level threshold. These findings suggest that the DPA may not be appropriate for pediatric athletes. Future research is warranted to develop a pediatric version of the DPA, utilizing the results of this study for guidance.
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Marshall et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Pediatric athletes (n=65). Disablement in the Physically Active scale (DPA) was evaluated on Subjective readability (percentage of unknown words per domain) and objective readability (percentage of domains exceeding fifth-grade reading level). Pediatric athletes reported difficulty reading an average of 20.2% of each domain of the Disablement in the Physically Active scale, and 81.8% of the domains exceeded the fifth-grade reading level.
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