Interrater reliability of the Wolf Motor Function Test-Functional Ability Scale: why it matters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One important objective for clinical trialists in rehabilitation is determining efficacy of interventions to enhance motor behavior. In part, limitation in the precision of measurement presents a challenge. The few valid, low-cost observational tools available to assess motor behavior cannot escape the variability inherent in test administration and scoring. This is especially true when there are multiple evaluators and raters, as in the case of multisite randomized controlled trials (RCTs). One way to enhance reliability and reduce variability is to implement rigorous quality control (QC) procedures.

Objective

This article describes a systematic QC process used to refine the administration and scoring procedures for the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT)-Functional

SUBMITTER: Duff SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4400190 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature