Citation

Low Choy NL, Kuys S, Richards M, Isles R. Aust. J. Physiother. 2002; 48(1): 35-39.

Affiliation

Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia. n.lowchoy@shrs.uq.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Australian Physiotherapy Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11869163

Abstract

This study determined the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability of physiotherapists measuring functional motor ability of traumatic brain injury clients using the Clinical Outcomes Variable Scale (COVS). To test inter-tester reliability, 14 physiotherapists scored the ability of 16 videotaped patients to execute the items that comprise the COVS. Intra-tester reliability was determined by four physiotherapists repeating their assessments after one week, and three months later. The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) were very high for both inter-tester reliability (ICC > 0.97 for total COVS scores, ICC > 0.93 for individual COVS items) and intra-tester reliability (ICC > 0 97). This study demonstrates that physiotherapists are reliable in the administration of the COVS.

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