Assessment of Inter-rater Reliability of Lequesne Index (Chinese Version) in Knee Osteoarthritis
- VernacularTitle:中文版Lequesne指数在膝骨关节炎评价中的评价者间信度
- Author:
Chunhua LI
;
Yanmei GUO
;
Wei CHEN
;
Qiuhua WANG
;
Changshui WENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
knee, osteoarthritis, Lequesne index, reliability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(6):554-555
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo examine the the inter-rater reliability of the Chinese version of Lequesne index as the effective treatment evaluation of patients with knee osteoarthritis.Methods30 patients with radiological findings and clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis were evaluated the Chinese version of Lequesne index twice by two staff who passed the Lequesne index formal training within 24 hours. Inter-rater reliability was assessed by the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and the Bland & Altman method.ResultsInter-rater reliability was excellent with ICC=0.94. The Bland & Altman analysis revealed no systematic errors between inter-raters.ConclusionThe Chinese version of Lequesne index has high inter-rater reliability in subjects with knee osteoarthritis.
