ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of this study was to translate the Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM), an outcome measure used to assess the effects of adaptive seating intervention, into Korean, and to examine the reliability of the Korean version. Methods : The Korean version of the SPCM was completed through a translation process that included the translation itself, verifying the translation, a reverse translation, and verifying the reverse translation, and was examined for its internal consistency, The test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability were confirmed based on 23 participants diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Results : The internal consistency was calculated to be .927 in total, i.e., .681 for the alignment section and .972 for the functional section. The test-retest reliability was .954 in total, i.e., .936 for the alignment section and .968 for the functional section, and the inter-rater reliability turned out to be .982 in total, i.e., .837 for the alignment section and .998 for the functional section. Conclusion : Through a systematic methodology of translation and reliability verification, a Korean version of the SPCM was confirmed as a reliable assessment tool to evaluate seating for people with cerebral palsy in Korea. It is expected that professionals in the field of assistive technology can apply it to evidence-based adaptive seating intervention.