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Reliability of a new classification system for mobility and self-care in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: the Spinal Cord Injury-Interventions Classification System.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19577037     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of the Dutch version of the Spinal Cord Injury-Interventions Classification System. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Three Dutch spinal cord injury facilities. PARTICIPANTS: Six physical therapists, 6 occupational therapists, and 3 sports therapists. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A 4- or 5-digit code was used to score videotaped interventions on 2 occasions in terms of level, category, and type of intervention. We examined the percentage of correctly assigned interventions (agreement between the researcher and the participants), agreement between the first and second measurements (intrarater reliability), and agreement between the therapists of the same discipline (interrater reliability). RESULTS: A total of 252 interventions were assigned. The agreement between the researcher and the participants was good: the percentage of correct interventions was high at both measurements (91.7% and 94.4%). Intrarater agreement was also good (90.9%). The interrater agreement within the physical therapists and the occupational therapists was high at both occasions (mean, 92.3% and 87.0%, respectively), but lower within the sports therapists (mean, 69.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The study provided first evidence for reliability of the classification system. Further research is needed to confirm these results and to test the reliability of other language versions.
Authors:
Sacha A van Langeveld; Marcel W Post; Floris W van Asbeck; Paul Ter Horst; Jacqueline Leenders; Karin Postma; Eline Lindeman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation     Volume:  90     ISSN:  1532-821X     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-06     Completed Date:  2009-07-21     Revised Date:  2010-09-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985158R     Medline TA:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1229-36     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. s.v.langeveld@dehoogstraat.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living / classification*
Humans
Mobility Limitation*
Observer Variation
Physical Therapy Modalities*
Reproducibility of Results
Spinal Cord Injuries / rehabilitation*
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Erratum In:
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Sep;91(9):1480

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