Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children

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Autor(a) principal: Sedrez,Juliana A.
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Candotti,Cláudia T., Rosa,Maria I. Z., Medeiros,Fernanda S., Marques,Mariana T., Loss,Jefferson F.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
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Resumo: Introduction: The early evaluation of the spine in children is desirable because it is at this stage of development that the greatest changes in the body structures occur. Objective: To determine the test-retest, intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Flexicurve instrument for the evaluation of spinal curvatures in children. Method: Forty children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age were evaluated by two independent evaluators using the Flexicurve to model the spine. The agreement was evaluated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), Standard Error of the Measurement (SEM), and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC). Results: In relation to thoracic kyphosis, the Flexicurve was shown to have excellent correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.87) and moderate correlation in terms of intra-(ICC2,2=0.68) and inter-rater reliability (ICC2,2=0.72). In relation to lumbar lordosis, it was shown to have moderate correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.66) and intra- (ICC2,2=0.50) and inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.56). Conclusion: This evaluation of the reliability of the Flexicurve allows its use in school screening. However, to monitor spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane in children, complementary clinical measures are necessary. Further studies are required to investigate the concurrent validity of the instrument in order to identify its diagnostic capacity.
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spelling Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in childrenchildspinal curvaturesreliability studiesphysical therapyrehabilitation Introduction: The early evaluation of the spine in children is desirable because it is at this stage of development that the greatest changes in the body structures occur. Objective: To determine the test-retest, intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Flexicurve instrument for the evaluation of spinal curvatures in children. Method: Forty children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age were evaluated by two independent evaluators using the Flexicurve to model the spine. The agreement was evaluated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), Standard Error of the Measurement (SEM), and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC). Results: In relation to thoracic kyphosis, the Flexicurve was shown to have excellent correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.87) and moderate correlation in terms of intra-(ICC2,2=0.68) and inter-rater reliability (ICC2,2=0.72). In relation to lumbar lordosis, it was shown to have moderate correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.66) and intra- (ICC2,2=0.50) and inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.56). Conclusion: This evaluation of the reliability of the Flexicurve allows its use in school screening. However, to monitor spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane in children, complementary clinical measures are necessary. Further studies are required to investigate the concurrent validity of the instrument in order to identify its diagnostic capacity.Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2016-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-35552016000200142Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy v.20 n.2 2016reponame:Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapyinstname:Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-FT)instacron:ABRAPG-FT10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0139info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSedrez,Juliana A.Candotti,Cláudia T.Rosa,Maria I. Z.Medeiros,Fernanda S.Marques,Mariana T.Loss,Jefferson F.eng2016-07-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-35552016000200142Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/rbfis/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcontato@rbf-bjpt.org.br||contato@rbf-bjpt.org.br1809-92461413-3555opendoar:2016-07-15T00:00Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-FT)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
title Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
spellingShingle Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
Sedrez,Juliana A.
child
spinal curvatures
reliability studies
physical therapy
rehabilitation
title_short Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
title_full Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
title_fullStr Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
title_full_unstemmed Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
title_sort Test-retest, inter- and intra-rater reliability of the flexicurve for evaluation of the spine in children
author Sedrez,Juliana A.
author_facet Sedrez,Juliana A.
Candotti,Cláudia T.
Rosa,Maria I. Z.
Medeiros,Fernanda S.
Marques,Mariana T.
Loss,Jefferson F.
author_role author
author2 Candotti,Cláudia T.
Rosa,Maria I. Z.
Medeiros,Fernanda S.
Marques,Mariana T.
Loss,Jefferson F.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sedrez,Juliana A.
Candotti,Cláudia T.
Rosa,Maria I. Z.
Medeiros,Fernanda S.
Marques,Mariana T.
Loss,Jefferson F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv child
spinal curvatures
reliability studies
physical therapy
rehabilitation
topic child
spinal curvatures
reliability studies
physical therapy
rehabilitation
description Introduction: The early evaluation of the spine in children is desirable because it is at this stage of development that the greatest changes in the body structures occur. Objective: To determine the test-retest, intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Flexicurve instrument for the evaluation of spinal curvatures in children. Method: Forty children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age were evaluated by two independent evaluators using the Flexicurve to model the spine. The agreement was evaluated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), Standard Error of the Measurement (SEM), and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC). Results: In relation to thoracic kyphosis, the Flexicurve was shown to have excellent correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.87) and moderate correlation in terms of intra-(ICC2,2=0.68) and inter-rater reliability (ICC2,2=0.72). In relation to lumbar lordosis, it was shown to have moderate correlation in terms of test-retest reliability (ICC2,2=0.66) and intra- (ICC2,2=0.50) and inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.56). Conclusion: This evaluation of the reliability of the Flexicurve allows its use in school screening. However, to monitor spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane in children, complementary clinical measures are necessary. Further studies are required to investigate the concurrent validity of the instrument in order to identify its diagnostic capacity.
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