The chinese version of the patient rated wrist evaluation (PRWE): cross-culture adaptation and reliability test / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the test-retest reliability and internal consistency of a Chinese version ofthe PRWE in a group of patients with distal radius fracture and to compare it with the original PRWE. MethodsThe original PRWE was translated into Chinese. Test-retest reliability was obtained by repeating the PRWE to thesame subjects in one week interval and presented by intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), internal consistencywas measured by Cronbachs coefficient alpha. Results The Chinese PRWE has good test-retest reliability and in-ternal consistency which are equivalent to the results from the English PRWE. The ICC for the Chinese PRWE rangedfrom 0. 88 to 0. 92. and Cronbach Alpha for the Chinese PRWE ranged from 0. 87 to 0. 97. Conclusion The Chi-nese version of PRWE is equivalent to the original PRWE with acceptable level of reliability and internal consistency.It is a good functional assessment tool for patients with distal radius fractures.