| Autor: |
Macintyre NJ; School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, IAHS, Room 403, 1400 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 1C7., Bennett L, Bonnyman AM, Stratford PW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
ISRN rheumatology [ISRN Rheumatol] 2011; Vol. 2011, pp. 571698. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 07. |
| DOI: |
10.5402/2011/571698 |
| Abstrakt: |
The study illustrates the application of generalizability theory (G-theory) to identify measurement protocols that optimize reliability of two clinical methods for assessing spine curvatures in women with osteoporosis. Triplicate measures of spine curvatures were acquired for 9 postmenopausal women with spine osteoporosis by two raters during a single visit using a digital inclinometer and a flexicurve ruler. G-coefficients were estimated using a G-study, and a measurement protocol that optimized inter-rater and inter-trial reliability was identified using follow-up decision studies. The G-theory provides reliability estimates for measurement devices which can be generalized to different clinical contexts and/or measurement designs. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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