PURPOSE: To assess the within-session reliability of the Modified Functional Reach Test (MFRT) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and children with typical development (TD). METHODS: A convenience sample of 24 children with TBI and 24 children with TD matched for age and sex were tested. Following 1 practice trial, 3 trials of the MFRT and TUG were completed and recorded for each child. RESULTS: Within-session reliability for the MFRT was excellent [children with TBI (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC (1,1) = 0.92-0.97), children with TD (ICC (1,1) = 0.94-0.95)]. Within-session reliability for the TUG test was good [children with TBI (ICC (1,1) = 0.86), children with TD (ICC (1,1) = 0.85)]. The average of the first and second trials showed the least measurement error for the TUG test. CONCLUSION: Within-session reliability values are excellent for the MFRT and good for the TUG test in children with TBI.
PURPOSE: To assess the within-session reliability of the Modified Functional Reach Test (MFRT) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and children with typical development (TD). METHODS: A convenience sample of 24 children with TBI and 24 children with TD matched for age and sex were tested. Following 1 practice trial, 3 trials of the MFRT and TUG were completed and recorded for each child. RESULTS: Within-session reliability for the MFRT was excellent [children with TBI (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC (1,1) = 0.92-0.97), children with TD (ICC (1,1) = 0.94-0.95)]. Within-session reliability for the TUG test was good [children with TBI (ICC (1,1) = 0.86), children with TD (ICC (1,1) = 0.85)]. The average of the first and second trials showed the least measurement error for the TUG test. CONCLUSION: Within-session reliability values are excellent for the MFRT and good for the TUG test in children with TBI.
Authors: Roslyn N Boyd; Emmah Baque; Adina Piovesana; Stephanie Ross; Jenny Ziviani; Leanne Sakzewski; Lee Barber; Owen Lloyd; Lynne McKinlay; Koa Whittingham; Anthony C Smith; Stephen Rose; Simona Fiori; Ross Cunnington; Robert Ware; Melinda Lewis; Tracy A Comans; Paul A Scuffham Journal: BMC Neurol Date: 2015-08-19 Impact factor: 2.474