Inter-rater Reliability of Wisconsin Gait Scale and Gait Abnormality Rating Scale in Hemiplegic Patients after Stroke

VernacularTitle:两种步态量表在脑卒中偏瘫步行评定中的评测者间信度
Author: Nan HU ; Xi LU ; Jun Li ; Siyu DENG ; Sheng BI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: stroke, gait, Wisconison Gait Scale, Gait Abnormality Rating Scale, inter-rater reliability
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(5):549-551
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the inter-rater reliability of Wisconsin Gait Scale (WGS) and Gait Abnormality Rating Scale (GARS) in patients with stroke. Methods 20 hemiplegic patients were required to walk on their comfortable speed and videotaped from frontal, backward and lateral. The video recordings were scored with WGS and GARS by 2 experienced physical therapists. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for the scores in each category and the total score. Results ICC for the WGS were 0.372~1, and were 0~0.875 for the GARS. Conclusion WGS is more appropriater to assess the gait of hemiplegic stroke patients than GARS.