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Table 4 Methodological quality of measurement properties on validity, responsiveness and best evidence synthesis

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

Instrument

Author

Validity

Responsiveness

 

Version

Content validity

Structural validity

Hypothesis testing

WST

     
 

1.0

Kirby 2002 [34]

    
   

Substudy 1: total score

fair/indeterminate

.

fair/positive

.

   

Substudy 2: Item score

.

.

.

.

 

2.4

Kirby 2004 [20]

    
   

Substudy 1: total score

.

.

fair/positive

.

   

Substudy 2: Item score

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

unknown

na

moderate positive

na

WPT

     
  

Askari 2013 [47]

good/positive

good/indeterminate

good/positive

.

 

Level of evidence

moderate positive

unknown

moderate positive

na

WC

     
  

Kilkens 2002 [30]

.

.

.

.

  

Kilkens 2004 [31]

.

.

fair/positive

fair/positive

 

AM-WC

Cowan 2011 [32]

.

.

good/negative

.

 

WAIMS

Vereecken 2012 [33]

.

.

fair/positive

.

 

Level of evidence

na

na

conflicting

limited positive

TOWM Wheelie

     
  

Fliess-Douer 2012 [37]

poor/indeterminate

.

.

.

  

Fliess-Douer 2013(a) [36]

    
   

Substudy 1: quality item score

.

.

.

.

   

Substudy 2: other scores

.

.

.

.

  

Fliess-Douer 2013(b) [38]

poor/indeterminate

.

poor/indeterminate

.

 

Level of evidence

unknown

na

unknown

na

TOMP

     
  

Gans 1988 [49]

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

na

na

na

na

HMAT

     
  

Harvey 1998 [39]

.

.

.

.

 

Level of evidence

na

na

na

na

FIM +5-AML

     
  

Middleton 2006 [42]

.

fair/positive

fair/positive

fair/positive

 

Level of evidence

na

limited positive

limited positive

limited positive

VFM

     
  

Taricco 2000 [46]

.

fair/indeterminate

poor/indeterminate

fair/indeterminate

 

Level of evidence

na

unknown

unknown

unknown

  1. WST wheelchair skills test, WPT wheelchair propulsions test, WC wheelchair circuit, AM-WC adapted manual wheelchair circuit, WAIMS wheelchair assessment instrument for people with multiple sclerosis, TOWM test of wheeled mobility, TOMP tufts assessment of motor performance, HMAT Harvey mobility assessment tool, FIM functional independence measure, 5-AML five additional mobility and locomotor items, VFM Valutazione Funzionale Mielolesi, na no information available