BACKGROUND: Objective measures of functional walking remain scarce for individuals with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). Hence, the authors developed the @entity1566 Functional Ambulation Profile (SCI- @entity1941 ), which encompasses the timed performance of 7 tasks, such as walking and negotiating obstacles, doors, and stairs. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability and validity of the SCI- @entity1941 . METHODS: A total of 32 individuals with @entity1566 attended 2 testing sessions separated by 1 to 2 weeks. At the first session, @entity1 performed the SCI- @entity1941 , the 10-m walk test (10MW), the 6-minute walk test (6MW), and the Walking Index for @entity1566 (WISCI II); 3 raters scored the @entity1 ' performances on the SCI- @entity1941 to assess interrater reliability. To establish convergent validity, SCI- @entity1941 scores were compared with scores on the 10MW, 6MW, and WISCI II. At the second session, @entity1 completed the SCI- @entity1941 to assess test-retest reliability. To establish discriminative validity, SCI- @entity1941 scores were compared between @entity1 with @entity1566 and 60 able-bodied adults, who were scored on the SCI- @entity1941 in a single session. RESULTS: Internal consistency (a = .95), interrater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 1.00), and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.98) of the SCI- @entity1941 were high. SCI- @entity1941 scores were moderately correlated with results from the 10MW (r = -0.59), 6MW (r = -0.59), and WISCI II (M = -0.68). Performance on the SCI- @entity1941 was significantly poorer among @entity1 with @entity1566 compared with their able-bodied counterparts (P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: The findings support the SCI- @entity1941 as a valid and reliable measure of walking skill for individuals with @entity1566 .

XXXX functional ambulation profile: a new measure of walking ability.

@entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['incomplete spinal cord injury', 'ISCI', 'Spinal Cord Injury'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity1941 :: ('MESH:C567782', 'Disease') :: ['FAP']
@entity1566 :: (MESH:D013119,Disease) :: ['Spinal cord injury']
