Development of the Finnish neurological function testing battery for dogs and its intra- and inter-rater reliability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Finnish neurological function testing battery for dogs (FINFUN) was developed to meet the increasing demand for objective outcome measures in veterinary physiotherapy. The testing battery should provide consistent, reproducible results and have established face and content validity. Internal consistency and intra- and inter-rater reliability of the FINFUN were also investigated.

Results

The FINFUN comprised 11 tasks: lying, standing up from lying, sitting, standing up from sitting, standing, proprioceptive positioning, starting to walk, walking, trotting, walking turns and walking stairs. A score from 0 to 4, (0: unable to perform task, 4: performing task with normal motor function) was given for each task, the maximum score being 44. Twenty-six dogs were film

SUBMITTER: Bostrom AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142623 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature