Interobserver reliability in evaluating postural stability between clinicians and posturography
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Computerized Dynamic Posturography for Postural Control Assessment in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
Published on: December 11, 2013
S Loughran1, N Tennant, A Kishore
1Medical Research Council, Institute of Hearing Research, Scottish Section, Glasgow, UK. sean@ihr.gla.ac.uk
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 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.
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