Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the content validity of the Rodeo SCAT
for the sport of rodeo and bull riding. The study design was comprised of expert consensus
and content validation. A modified Ebel procedure was employed to content validate
the rodeo SCAT. Content validation using this method includes experts agreeing on
the importance of each item that comprises the rodeo SCAT. This 3-stage process involved:
1) face validation by a local committee: 2) initial expert consensus measurement via
distance; and 3) a face-to-face discussion for items that did not originally achieve
80% consensus of the group. Experts were chosen from the Canadian Professional Rodeo
Sport Medicine Team (Canada) and the Justin Sports Medicine Team (USA). 27 out of
a total possible 68 items achieved 80% consensus in the second stage. In the third
stage, 4 of the 68 items were removed with consensus from the expert group. All remaining
items achieved 80% consensus for inclusion. In summary, the rodeo SCAT is content
valid and thus, appropriate for use in the sport of rodeo context or environment.
Key words
content validation - concussion evaluation - SCAT - rodeo
