Urdu Translation of Revised High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) in Healthy Children

Following steps will be followed for translation:

• Forward Translation:

Two independent translators who spoke Urdu as their native language will conduct initial translation into Urdu (U-HiMAT).

• Synthesis:

In this step both translated versions (U1 & U2) will be synthesized to obtain a common translated version of U-HiMAT. Full Urdu version of scale will be completed.

• Backward Translation:

Urdu translated version will be translated back into English by a different team consisting of professional independent bilingual translators.

• Expert Committee:

Expert committees consisting of pediatric physical therapists and pediatric clinical practitioners will evaluate and review the difference between a translated version and an original draft. They will create a pre final version for field testing.

• Pre-Final Version Testing:

Pre-final Urdu and English version of scale will be tested on patients. Expert panel will review the findings from this process.

After completion of translation process, psychometric properties of the tool will be analysed.

Inclusion criteria

• Children with age group 5-12 years
• No condition affecting mobility of children
• Able to understand and follow instruction.
• Can speak & understand language

Exclusion criteria

• Children with visual impairments.
• Children with conditions affecting their mobility.
• Children with any history of surgery in the past one year.
• Children with any cardiorespiratory comorbidities.
• Children with muscle strain, ligament sprain or joint laxity in lower extremities.
• Cognition less than 20 on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
• Children with any history of any foot deformity