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Interobserver reliability in evaluating postural stability between clinicians and posturography
Author(s) -
Loughran S.,
Tennant N.,
Kishore A.,
Swan I.R.C.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2005.00988.x
Subject(s) - posturography , medicine , concordance , reliability (semiconductor) , balance (ability) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , balance problems , inter rater reliability , rating scale , statistics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics
Objectives: To assess the interobserver reliability in assessing postural stability and to compare with results obtained by computerized posturography. Design: Cross‐sectional study. Setting: Balance clinic, teaching hospital. Participants: 81 patients attending with a primary complaint of imbalance. Main outcome measures: Inter‐rater reliability between two clinicians and the modified Clinical Test for the Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB) as assessed by the Neurocom VSR TM Balance Master platform. Results: Inter‐rater reliability scores were high (0.53–0.81) for all conditions of the mCTSIB except for the easiest, i.e. firm surface eyes open, where concordance levels were poor to fair. Conclusions: Overall there was good agreement between observers and the computerized mCTSIB.