dc.contributor.author | Choy, Nancy Low | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuys, Suzanne | |
dc.contributor.author | Richards, Megan | |
dc.contributor.author | Isles, Rosemary | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T11:50:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T11:50:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.date.modified | 2009-12-17T22:28:56Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 00049514 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27664 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Australian Physiotherapy Association | |
dc.publisher.place | Melbourne, Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://ajp.physiotherapy.asn.au/AJP/vol_48/1/volume48_number1.cfm | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 35 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 39 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australian Journal of Physiotherapy | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 48 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Human Movement and Sports Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1103 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1106 | |
dc.title | Measurement of functional ability following traumatic brain injury using the Clinical Outcomes Variable Scale: A reliability study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.date.issued | 2002 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Kuys, Suzanne S. | |