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Table 3 Methodological quality of measurement properties on reliability and best evidence synthesis

From: Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents: combining evidence with clinical expertise

Instrument

Author

Reliability

 

Version

Internal consistency

Test-retest

Intra rater

Inter rater

Measurement error

WST

      
 

1.0

Kirby 2002 [34]

     
   

Substudy 1: total score

.

poor/indeterminate

fair/positive

fair/positivea

.

   

Substudy 2: Item score

.

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminatea

.

 

2.4

Kirby 2004 [20]

     
   

Substudy 1: total score

.

good/positive

good/positive

good/positivea

.

   

Substudy 2: Item score

.

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminatea

.

 

Level of evidence

na

moderate positive

moderate positive

moderate positive

na

WPT

      
  

Askari 2013 [47]

.

fair/positive

.

good/positivea

.

 

Level of evidence

na

limited positive

na

moderate positive

na

WC

      
  

Kilkens 2002 [30]

.

good/positive

.

good/positive

.

  

Kilkens 2004 [31]

.

.

.

.

.

 

AM-WC

Cowan 2011 [32]

.

good/positive

.

.

good/indeterminate

 

WAIMS

Vereecken 2012 [33]

.

fair/positive

.

fair/positive

.

 

Level of evidence

na

strong positive

na

moderate positive

unknown

TOWM Wheelie

  

.

   
  

Fliess-Douer 2012 [37]

.

.

.

.

.

  

Fliess-Douer 2013(a) [36]

     
   

Substudy 1: quality item score

.

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminate

poor/indeterminatea

good/indeterminate

   

Substudy 2: other scores

.

good/positive

.

.

good/indeterminate

  

Fliess-Douer 2013(b) [38]

.

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

na

moderate positive

unknown

unknown

unknown

TOMP

      
  

Gans 1988 [49]

.

.

.

fair/positivea

.

 

Level of evidence

na

na

na

limited positive

na

HMAT

      
  

Harvey 1998 [39]

.

.

.

good/positive

.

 

Level of evidence

na

na

na

moderate positive

na

FIM +5-AML

      
  

Middleton 2006 [42]

fair/positive

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

limited positive

na

na

na

na

VFM

      
  

Taricco 2000 [46]

good/positive

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

moderate positive

na

na

na

na

  1. aBased on video rating