Development and validation of an outcome measure for orthopaedic trauma inpatients
@inproceedings{Moghazy2008DevelopmentAV, title={Development and validation of an outcome measure for orthopaedic trauma inpatients}, author={Dr. Ezzat Moghazy}, year={2008} }
Introduction In clinical physiotherapy, there is a growing importance for the accuracy and reliability of assessment and outcome measures. The purpose of this study is to develop a valid outcome measure for orthopaedic trauma inpatients. Item generation was done by conducting a systematic review of published functional outcome measures and patients' interview. Item reduction was conducted by using a panel of physiotherapists and patients. Objectives The overall study objectives were: 1) To…
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Validation of a new outcome measure for orthopaedic trauma inpatients.
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of evaluation in clinical practice
- 2012
The psychometric tests indicated that the tool is reliable, has sound internal consistency and has the ability to detect changes in functional performance of trauma inpatients.