BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We aimed to evaluate validity and reliability of the Barthel Index administered telephonically compared with face-to-face assessment in clinically stable patients with stroke. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one patients were interviewed twice by 2 registered nurses with identical training. Half of the patients were randomized to receive the telephone interview followed by the face-to-face interview and half the contrary. The sequence of interviewers was randomized. RESULTS: The median value of the Barthel Index score was 30 (first to third interquartile range, 15 to 80) by telephone and 35 (15 to 75) by face-to-face (P=0.29). The weighted κ was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.85 to 0.94); κ values ranged from 0.70 (0.58 to 0.82) for bowel control to 0.91 (0.83 to 0.99) for bathing. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone assessment of stroke disability with the Barthel Index is reliable in comparison to direct face-to-face assessment.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We aimed to evaluate validity and reliability of the Barthel Index administered telephonically compared with face-to-face assessment in clinically stable patients with stroke. METHODS: One hundred thirty-one patients were interviewed twice by 2 registered nurses with identical training. Half of the patients were randomized to receive the telephone interview followed by the face-to-face interview and half the contrary. The sequence of interviewers was randomized. RESULTS: The median value of the Barthel Index score was 30 (first to third interquartile range, 15 to 80) by telephone and 35 (15 to 75) by face-to-face (P=0.29). The weighted κ was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.85 to 0.94); κ values ranged from 0.70 (0.58 to 0.82) for bowel control to 0.91 (0.83 to 0.99) for bathing. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone assessment of stroke disability with the Barthel Index is reliable in comparison to direct face-to-face assessment.
Authors: Jean Baptiste Lascarrou; Ferhat Meziani; Amélie Le Gouge; Thierry Boulain; Jérôme Bousser; Guillaume Belliard; Pierre Asfar; Jean Pierre Frat; Pierre François Dequin; Jean Paul Gouello; Arnaud Delahaye; Ali Ait Hssain; Jean Charles Chakarian; Nicolas Pichon; Arnaud Desachy; Fréderic Bellec; Didier Thevenin; Jean Pierre Quenot; Michel Sirodot; François Labadie; Gaétan Plantefeve; Dominique Vivier; Patrick Girardie; Bruno Giraudeau; Jean Reignier Journal: Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med Date: 2015-03-07 Impact factor: 2.953