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Reliability of the assessment of impairments and disabilities in survey research in the field of physical therapy.
Triet, E.F. van, Dekker, J., Kerssens, J.J., Curfs, E.C. Reliability of the assessment of impairments and disabilities in survey research in the field of physical therapy. International Disability Studies: 1990, 12(2), 61-65
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Objective: to evaluate the reliability of diagnostic assessment based on clinical observations by physical therapists. Design: interobserver studies between two pairs of physical therapists. Setting: two primary-care physical therapy practices. Patients: all applying to the practices for treatment. Exclusions: physical therapy in previous 3 months, or need for acute treatment. Assessments: schedule derived from the ICIDH. Results: agreement on disabilities better than on impairments, the latter revealing problems particularly with pain and restricted range of motion. Conclusions: reliability of assessments of most of the categories considered was reliable; in two categories the reliability was poor, and the categories were modified. (aut.ref.)
Objective: to evaluate the reliability of diagnostic assessment based on clinical observations by physical therapists. Design: interobserver studies between two pairs of physical therapists. Setting: two primary-care physical therapy practices. Patients: all applying to the practices for treatment. Exclusions: physical therapy in previous 3 months, or need for acute treatment. Assessments: schedule derived from the ICIDH. Results: agreement on disabilities better than on impairments, the latter revealing problems particularly with pain and restricted range of motion. Conclusions: reliability of assessments of most of the categories considered was reliable; in two categories the reliability was poor, and the categories were modified. (aut.ref.)