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Beach C, Boyce W, Peat M, et al. Inter-rater reliability of a paediatric outcome measure in Nepal. Int J Rehabil Res. 1995;18(1):45-53doi: 10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005.
Beach, C., Boyce, W., Peat, M., & Malakar, S. (1995). Inter-rater reliability of a paediatric outcome measure in Nepal. International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation, 18(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005
Beach, C, et al. "Inter-rater reliability of a paediatric outcome measure in Nepal." International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation vol. 18,1 (1995): 45-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005
Beach C, Boyce W, Peat M, Malakar S. Inter-rater reliability of a paediatric outcome measure in Nepal. Int J Rehabil Res. 1995;18(1):45-53. doi: 10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005. PMID: 7797319.
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Int J Rehabil Res. 1995;18(1):45-53. doi: 10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005.

Inter-rater reliability of a paediatric outcome measure in Nepal.

International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation

C Beach, W Boyce, M Peat, S Malakar

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  1. Nanyang Polytechnic School of Health Sciences, Singapore.

PMID: 7797319 DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199501000-00005

Abstract

The Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC) in Nepal identified the need to evaluate their in-hospital and community programmes. An instrument was developed to provide information regarding the functional level of the children treated by the HRDC as well as to provide information regarding care-givers' attitudes towards disability. Inter-rater reliability of the measure was tested in three regions of Nepal with 49 children. Six HRDC field workers travelled in pairs to the childrens' homes and alternated in roles as test administrator and observer. Correlations between the scores documented by the administrator and observer were used to estimate inter-rater reliability. Inter-rater reliability coefficients, calculated using a weighted kappa statistic, varied from 0.60 to 1.0. We conclude that the instrument demonstrated an acceptable level of inter-rater reliability in the field setting. Future studies to measure construct and concurrent validity, test-retest reliability and responsiveness of the instrument are recommended as well as testing the instrument in different cultures.

Keywords: Asia; Attitude; Behavior; Child Care; Child Rearing; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Evaluation; Evaluation Methodology; Field Workers; Handicapped; Health; Health Personnel; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Nepal; Population; Population Characteristics; Psychological Factors; Reliability; Research Methodology; Southern Asia; Validity

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