Psychometric properties of the Swedish versions of Spinal Cord Independence Measure IV (SCIM IV) and Self-report (SCIM-SR) in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings
Our results support the data completeness, lack of ceiling/floor effects, internal consistency (except the Respiration and Sphincter Management subscale) and convergent validity of the s-SCIM IV and s-SCIM-SR. Based on this initial psychometric testing, these outcome measures can be considered suitable to assess physical independence in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and long-term follow-up after SCI, for both clinical and research purposes. The now available Swedish versions of SCIM will enable a uniform national assessment of SCI-specific physical independence and facilitate research and international collaborations and comparisons.
Authors
- Johanna Wangdell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-0501)
- Emelie Butler Forslund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-342X)
- Wolfram Antepohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-2707)
- Maria Moschovou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5183-7159)
- Jan Lexell
- Lisa Holmlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8321-0174)
- Mikael Waller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8118-9455)
- Gunilla Åhrén
- Peter Flank
- Claes Hultling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-9252)
- Sophie Jorgensen
- Erik Berndtsson
- Anestis Divanoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-6793)
- Nora Sandholdt
- Tobias Holmlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-7227)
- Anna Olsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-491X)
- Ulrica Antepohl
- Kristina Skill
- Xiaolei Hu
- Filip Tööj
- Kerstin Wahman
- Richard Levi
- Elisabet Åkesson
- Veronika Wiebols
- Anna Granström
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Sunderby sjukhus (SE)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
- ÅF (Sweden) (SE)
- Element Materials Technology (Sweden) (SE)
- Swedish Chemicals Agency (SE)
- Industrial Development Center (Sweden) (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- WSP Sverige (Sweden) (SE)
- Ryhov Hospital Jönköping (SE)
- Linköping University Hospital (SE)
- GKN (Sweden) (SE)
- Hallands sjukhus Halmstad (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spinal Cord
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-026-01168-3
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Stiftelsen Promobilia
- Forskningsrådet i Sydöstra Sverige
- Lunds Universitet
- Karolinska Institutet
- Norrbacka-Eugeniastiftelsen
- Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
- Göteborgs Universitet
- Skånes universitetssjukhus