Algorithm for Schroth-Curve-Type Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability Study †.
Schroth exercises for scoliosis are prescribed based on curve types. This study aimed to determine the reliability of an algorithm for classifying Schroth curve types. Forty-four consecutive volunteers with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 10 to 18 years old, with curves 10° to 50°, were recruited f...
| Published in: | Children Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 523 - 534 |
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| Format: | algorithm pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mar2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=162747387&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 162747387 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 22279067 LW6K jtl: Children issn: 22279067 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2023 vid: 10 iid: 3 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 162747387 162747387 162747387 10.3390/children10030523 162747387 ppf: 523 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Algorithm for Schroth-Curve-Type Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability Study †. aug: au: Schreiber, Sanja Parent, Eric C. Kawchuk, Gregory N. Hedden, Douglas M. affil: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, 8205 114 Street, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada sug: subj: Scoliosis, Idiopathic, Adolescent Classification Back Exercises Algorithms Human Intrarater Reliability Interrater Reliability Child Adolescence Standing Posture Bending Videorecording Confidence Intervals Physical Examination Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Exercise Test Descriptive Statistics Funding Source Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years ab: Schroth exercises for scoliosis are prescribed based on curve types. This study aimed to determine the reliability of an algorithm for classifying Schroth curve types. Forty-four consecutive volunteers with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, 10 to 18 years old, with curves 10° to 50°, were recruited from a scoliosis clinic. Their standing posture and Adam's bending test were videotaped. Ten consecutive Schroth therapist volunteers from an international registry independently classified the curve types using the proposed classification algorithm. Videos were rated twice at least seven days apart. Reliability was calculated using the Gwet's AC1 agreement coefficient for all the raters and for subgroups reporting full understanding (well-trained) and with prior algorithm experience. The intra-rater and weighted agreement coefficients for all the raters were 0.64 (95% CI: 0.53–0.73) and 0.75 (0.63–0.84), respectively. For the well-trained raters, they were 0.70 (0.60–0.78) and 0.82 (0.73–0.88), respectively; for the experienced raters, they were 0.81 (0.77–0.85) and 0.89 (0.80–0.94), respectively. The inter-rater versus weighted agreement coefficients for all the raters were 0.43 (0.28–0.58) versus 0.48 (0.29–0.67). For the well-trained raters, they were 0.50 (0.38–0.61) versus 0.61 (0.49–0.72), and for the experienced raters, they were 0.67 (0.50–0.85) versus 0.79 (0.64–0.94). Full understanding and experience led to higher reliability. Use of the algorithm can help standardize Schroth exercise treatment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: algorithm pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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