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Reliability of the International Spinal Cord Injury Bowel Function Basic and Extended Data Sets.
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Spinal Cord . Aug2011, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p886-891. 6p. 3 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Study design:This study was designed as an international validation study.Objective:The objective of this study was to assess the inter-rater reliability of the International Spinal Cord Injury Bowel Function Basic and Extended Data Sets.Setting:Three European spinal cord injury centers.Methods:In total, 73 subjects with spinal cord injury and a history of bowel dysfunction, out of which 77% were men and median age of the subjects was 49 years (range 20-81), were studied. The inter-rater reliability was estimated by having two raters complete both data sets on the same subject. First and second tests were separated by 14 days. Cohen's kappa was computed as a measure of agreement between raters.Results:Inter-rater reliability assessed by kappa statistics was very good (0.81) in 5 items, good (0.61-0.80) in 11 items, moderate (0.41-0.60) in 20 items, fair (0.21-0.40) in 11 and poor (<0.20) in 5 items.Conclusion:Most items within the International Spinal Cord Injury Bowel Function Data sets have acceptable inter-rater reliability and are useful tools for data collection in international clinical practice and research. However, minor adjustments are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13624393
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Spinal Cord
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 63714066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2011.23