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Validity and reliability of the Motion Sensitivity Test

Author(s) -

Faith W. Akin,

Mary Jo Davenport

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

the journal of rehabilitation research and development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1938-1352

pISSN - 0748-7711

DOI - 10.1682/jrrd.2003.09.0415

Subject(s) - intraclass correlation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , inter rater reliability , physical therapy , rehabilitation , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , psychology , medicine , psychometrics , rating scale , developmental psychology , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology

The Motion Sensitivity Test (MST) is a clinical protocol designed to measure motion-provoked dizziness during a series of 16 quick changes to head or body positions. The MST has been used as a guide for developing an exercise program for patients with motion-provoked dizziness and as a treatment outcome measure to monitor the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation therapy. This study determined validity, test-retest reliability, and interrater reliability of the MST. Fifteen individuals with motion-provoked dizziness and ten control individuals were tested during sessions occurring 90 min and/or 24 hr after baseline testing. The MST was found to be reliable across raters (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.99) and test sessions (ICC = 0.98 and 0.96). Test validity was good. The results indicated that the MST can be used reliably in clinical practice to develop exercise programs for patients with motion-provoked dizziness and to provide evidence of intervention efficacy.

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