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OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity (construct, concurrent) of the Reintegration
to Normal Living (RNL) Index for measurement of community participation in adults
with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN: Cross-sectional telephone survey.
SETTING: Rehabilitation institute. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling adult men and
women (N=617) with SCI who were at least 1 year postinjury. INTERVENTIONS: Not
applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: RNL Index and Satisfaction With Life Scale
(SWLS). RESULTS: Reliability of the RNL Index was determined by using Cronbach
alpha, and construct validity was established through confirmatory factor
analysis (CFA). In addition, general linear models to predict RNL Index scores
were conducted to establish concurrent validity. The RNL Index is a reliable
measure of community participation (alpha=.87). CFA analyses suggested that the
RNL Index loads onto a 2-factor solution and is distinct from the SWLS.
Significant predictors of RNL Index score included years post-injury, impairment,
ambulatory status, employment, and poor health, which yielded R(2)=.26 (P<.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The RNL Index is a valid and reliable measure of community
participation for persons with chronic SCI of traumatic cause.
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