The objective of this study was to test the inter-rater reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale. Seven physiotherapists rated the methodological quality of 50 reports of randomized controlled trials written in Portuguese indexed on the PEDro database. Each report was also rated using the English version of the PEDro Scale. Reproducibility was evaluated by comparing two separate ratings of reports written in Portuguese and comparing the Portuguese PEDro score with the English version of the scale. Kappa coefficients ranged from 0.53 to 1.00 for individual item and an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.82 for the total PEDro score was observed. The standard error of the measurement of the scale was 0.58. The Portuguese version of the scale was comparable with the English version, with an ICC of 0.78. The inter-rater reproducibility of the Brazilian Portuguese PEDro Scale is adequate and similar to the original English version.
AD - Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil. AN - 22031210 BT - Cadernos de Saude Publica DA - 229478235459 ET - 2011/10/28 LA - eng M1 - 10 N1 - Shiwa, Silvia ReginaCosta, Leonardo Oliveira PenaCosta, Luciola da Cunha MenezesMoseley, AnneHespanhol Junior, Luiz CarlosVenancio, RobertaRuggero, CintiaSato, Tatiana de OliveiraLopes, Alexandre DiasBrazilCadernos de saude publica / Ministerio da Saude, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saude PublicaCad Saude Publica. 2011 Oct;27(10):2063-8. N2 -The objective of this study was to test the inter-rater reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale. Seven physiotherapists rated the methodological quality of 50 reports of randomized controlled trials written in Portuguese indexed on the PEDro database. Each report was also rated using the English version of the PEDro Scale. Reproducibility was evaluated by comparing two separate ratings of reports written in Portuguese and comparing the Portuguese PEDro score with the English version of the scale. Kappa coefficients ranged from 0.53 to 1.00 for individual item and an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.82 for the total PEDro score was observed. The standard error of the measurement of the scale was 0.58. The Portuguese version of the scale was comparable with the English version, with an ICC of 0.78. The inter-rater reproducibility of the Brazilian Portuguese PEDro Scale is adequate and similar to the original English version.
PY - 2011 SN - 1678-4464 (Electronic)0102-311X (Linking) SP - 2063 EP - 8 T2 - Cadernos de Saude Publica TI - Reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale VL - 27 ER -