@article{Thichanpiang_Kaunnil_Sansri_Thongchoomsin_Permpoonputtana_2020, title={Reliability and internal consistency of Thai activity card sort for stroke survivors in Occupational Therapy Units}, volume={53}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bulletinAMS/article/view/241386}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> In Thailand, it is estimated that there are 250,000 new cases of stroke each year. About 50,000 patients lose their lives and around 30% of patients become paralyzed. Occupational Therapy (OT) has a key role in rehabilitation for stroke. In particular, it enables survivors to reengage in their occupations. The Activity Card Sort (ACS) is a useful tool for assisting clients to select therapeutic activities and occupations that are relevant to their needs and contexts.</p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aims to create, test of reliability and internal consistency of Thai-ACS for stroke survivors in occupational therapy units.</p> <p><strong>Materials and methods:</strong> The development of the Thai-ACS for stroke rehabilitation was based on a survey of stroke survivors and occupational therapists (OTs) from OT clinics in 6 regions of Thailand. Cluster analyses were used to identify group and patterns of activities.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The survey was completed by 120 clients and 60 OTs who then engaged with ACS in therapy. Thai-ACS was comprised of 100 activity items obtained from OTs and stroke survivors’ input. Three clusters emerged for domain areas, consisting of Basic rehabilitation skills and ADL (18 items); IADL, household and education (60 items); and Leisure and socio-cultural participation (22 items). All activities were created by the need of stroke survivors and related to their occupations. This final Thai-ACS also showed a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.832, which reflected high reliability and inter-correlations among test activity items.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Thai-ACS for stroke clients is a comprehensive instrument to engage collaboratively with stroke survivors in activities based on their cultural lifestyle. It will facilitate rigorous clinical and population-based research and will direct appropriate therapeutic engagement relevant to the client’s needs and contexts.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Associated Medical Sciences}, author={Thichanpiang, Peeradech and Kaunnil, Anuchart and Sansri, Veerawat and Thongchoomsin, Surachart and Permpoonputtana, Kannika}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={24–33} }