The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy

The Korean Society of Physical Therapy (대한물리치료학회)
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Validity and Reliability on the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury in the walking assessment of the SCI patient

척수손상환자에서 보행 기능 평가도구인 WISCI II의 타당도와 신뢰도

  • Lee Hyoung-Soo (Department of Physical Therapy, Suncheon Cheongam College) ;
  • Jeong Chan-Ju (Department of Physical Therapy, Suncheon Cheongam College) ;
  • Yang Hoi-song (Department of Physical Therapy, Suncheon Cheongam College) ;
  • Shin Young-Il (Department of Physical Therapy, National Rehabilitation Center)
  • 이형수 (순천청암대학 물리치료과) ;
  • 정찬주 (순천청암대학 물리치료과) ;
  • 양회송 (순천청암대학 물리치료과) ;
  • 신영일 (국립재활원 재활병원 물리치료실)
  • Published : 2004.09.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and the reliability of the WISCI II to ascertain its value in the walking function evaluation of spinal cord injury patient. The WISCI II consists of 20 variables with a total valus ranging from 6 to 20 score. A group of 23 spinal cord injury patient were included in this study. To determine the validity, kappa statistics between the WISCI II and SCIM II were measured. The result of this study are as follows: 1) In the validity study, the kappa statistics between the WISCI II and SCIM II were 0.79 and 0.84 for an initial total score and a discharge total score respectively, indicating a reasonable agreement between the two test. 2) In the reliability study, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.83 and 0.95 for total score indicating a good internal consistency. The finding suggest that the WISCI II demonstrated an acceptable validity and reliabilit for the evaluation of walking function capacity of spinal cord injury patient in clinical practice.

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