Inter-rater reliability of manual muscle strength testing in ICU survivors and simulated patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The goal of the paper is to determine inter-rater reliability of trained examiners performing standardized strength assessments using manual muscle testing (MMT).

Design, subjects, and setting

The authors report on 19 trainees undergoing quality assurance within a multi-site prospective cohort study.

Intervention

Inter-rater reliability for specially trained evaluators ("trainees") and a reference rater, performing MMT using both simulated and actual patients recovering from critical illness was evaluated.

Measurements and results

Across 26 muscle groups tested by 19 trainee-reference rater pairs, the median (interquartile range) percent agreement and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; 95% CI) were: 96% (91, 98%) and 0.98 (0.95, 1.00), respectiv

SUBMITTER: Fan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2891143 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature