Reliability and validity analysis of the transfer assessment instrument

McClure, LA and Boninger, ML and Ozawa, H and Koontz, A (2011) Reliability and validity analysis of the transfer assessment instrument. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 92 (3). 499 - 508. ISSN 0003-9993

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Abstract

Objectives To describe the development and evaluate the reliability and validity of a newly created outcome measure, the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI), to assess the quality of transfers performed by full-time wheelchair users. Design Repeated measures. Setting 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane, WA. Participants A convenience sample of full-time wheelchair users (N=40) who perform sitting pivot or standing pivot transfers. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for reliability and Spearman correlation coefficients for concurrent validity between the TAI and a global assessment scale (0100 visual analog scale [VAS]). Results No adverse events occurred during testing. Intrarater ICCs for 3 raters ranged between .35 and .89, and the interrater ICC was .642. Correlations between the TAI and a global assessment VAS ranged between .19 (P=.285) and .69 (P>.000). Item analyses of the tool found a wide range of results, from weak to good reliability. Evaluators found the TAI to be safe and able to be completed in a short time. Conclusions The TAI is a safe, quick outcome measure that uses equipment typically found in a clinical setting and does not ask participants to perform new skills. Reliability and validity testing found the TAI to have acceptable interrater and a wide range of intrarater reliability. Future work indicates the need for continued refinement including removal or modification of items found to have low reliability, improved education for clinicians, and further reliability and validity analysis with a more diverse subject population. The TAI has the potential to fill a void in assessment of transfers. © 2011 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID McClure, LA Boninger, ML boninger@pitt.edu BONINGER Ozawa, H Koontz, A akoontz@pitt.edu AKOONTZ
Centers:	Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Human Engineering Research Laboratories
Date:	1 March 2011
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume:	92
Number:	3
Page Range:	499 - 508
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1016/j.apmr.2010.07.231
Schools and Programs:	School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Rehabilitation Science and Technology
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0003-9993
MeSH Headings:	Adult; Aged; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons--rehabilitation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Reproducibility of Results; Treatment Outcome; Wheelchairs
PubMed ID:	21276957
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2012 13:56
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2019 16:56
URI:	http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14731

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