Test-retest Reliability and Inter-rater Reliability of Numerical Rating Scale for Abnormal Sensation Points of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
- VernacularTitle:数字评分法在脊髓损伤患者感觉异常关键点评分中的信度
- Author:
Yi-ji WANG
1
;
Hong-jun ZHOU
1
;
Yuan YUAN
1
;
Gen-lin LIU
1
;
Ying ZHENG
1
;
Chun-xia HAO
1
;
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Bo WEI
1
;
Hai-qiong KANG
1
;
Xiao-lei LU
1
;
Qian-ru MENG
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords: spinal cord injury; Numerical Rating Scale; sensory function; reliability
- From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2019;25(10):1117-1119
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability of Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for abnormal sensation points of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods:From October, 2016 to December, 2018, 69 patients with SCI were enrolled. Their impaired sensory points were measured with NRS. The score of sensory points was tested by examiner A firstly, and examiner B did the same work next day. Then, the examiner A retested the same patients after three weeks. Results:The Pearson correlation coefficients and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability for sensory score of both sides were all above 0.88 and 0.93 respectively (
P < 0.001). The Pearson correlation coefficients and ICC of the sensory score of the different injury levels were all above 0.88 and 0.93 respectively (P < 0.001). Conclusion:NRS has high test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability for the assessment at abnormal sensation points of patients with SCI.
