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dc.contributor.authorHill, Bridget-
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Gavin-
dc.contributor.authorOlver, John-
dc.contributor.otherFerris, Scott-
dc.contributor.otherBialocerkowski, Andrea-
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-13T03:00:03Z-
dc.date.available2018-06-13T03:00:03Z-
dc.date.issued2018-04-
dc.identifier.citationArch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Apr;99(4):629-634en_US
dc.identifier.issn0003-9993en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11434/1380-
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To evaluate reproducibility (reliability and agreement) of the Brachial Assessment Tool (BrAT), a new patient-reported outcome measure for adults with traumatic brachial plexus injury (BPI). DESIGN: Prospective repeated-measure design. SETTING: Outpatient clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with confirmed traumatic BPI (N=43; age range, 19-82y). INTERVENTIONS: People with BPI completed the 31-item 4-response BrAT twice, 2 weeks apart. Results for the 3 subscales and summed score were compared at time 1 and time 2 to determine reliability, including systematic differences using paired t tests, test retest using intraclass correlation coefficient model 1,1 (ICC1,1), and internal consistency using Cronbach α. Agreement parameters included standard error of measurement, minimal detectable change, and limits of agreement. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: BrAT. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC1,1=.90-.97). Internal consistency was high (Cronbach α=.90-.98). Measurement error was relatively low (standard error of measurement range, 3.1-8.8). A change of >4 for subscale 1, >6 for subscale 2, >4 for subscale 3, and >10 for the summed score is indicative of change over and above measurement error. Limits of agreement ranged from ±4.4 (subscale 3) to 11.61 (summed score). CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the use of the BrAT as a reproducible patient-reported outcome measure for adults with traumatic BPI with evidence of appropriate reliability and agreement for both individual and group comparisons. Further psychometric testing is required to establish the construct validity and responsiveness of the BrAT.en_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectBrachial Plexus Injuryen_US
dc.subjectOutcome Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectRehabilitiationen_US
dc.subjectReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subjectBrachial Assessment Toolen_US
dc.subjectBrATen_US
dc.subjectBPIen_US
dc.subjectPsychometric Testingen_US
dc.subjectEpworth-Monash Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australiaen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitation, Mental Health and Chronic Pain Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australiaen_US
dc.titlePsychometric evaluation of the brachial assessment tool part 1: reproducibility.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apmr.2017.10.015en_US
dc.identifier.journaltitleArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitationen_US
dc.description.pubmedurihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29122580en_US
dc.description.affiliatesMenzies Health Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.en_US
dc.description.affiliatesThe Alfred, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.en_US
dc.type.studyortrialProspective Studyen_US
dc.type.contenttypeTexten_US
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