Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To assess if predefined variables in study design, instrument type, and patient characteristics account for variance in reported retest reliability for the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ). A second aim was a more precise estimate of instrument reliability. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:A systematic literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, PsycINFO, and CINAHL was performed from inception to January 2011. Hand search, gray literature, and reference retrieval completed the search. Two blinded reviewers extracted the data. Original authors were contacted for the missing data. A meta-analysis was performed with the intraclass correlation coefficient as the outcome measure. RESULTS:Fifty studies on 31 ODI and 28 RMQ cohorts were retrieved that met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis found the ODI more reliable than the RMQ (coefficient, -0.2840; P = 0.009) and lower reliability on increased days to retest (coefficient, -0.0089; P = 0.005) and in low back pain (LBP) with leg pain than LBP only cohorts (coefficient, -0.2194; P = 0.046). The use of a transition item to identify stable patients and percentage of cohort not included at retest were significant only on single variable analysis. CONCLUSION:Study design and population influence the reliability of a given instrument, however, a greater difference in reliability exists between instruments.
journal_name
J Clin Epidemioljournal_title
Journal of clinical epidemiologyauthors
Geere JH,Geere JA,Hunter PRdoi
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.024subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-03-01 00:00:00pages
261-7issue
3eissn
0895-4356issn
1878-5921pii
S0895-4356(12)00303-4journal_volume
66pub_type
杂志文章,meta分析,评审abstract::Serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, HCV genotypes and liver function tests were evaluated in a series of 189 unselected, consecutive anti-HCV positive intravenous drug users (IVDUs). Serum HCV RNA was detected in 106/189 patients. Abnormal liver function tests were associated with alcohol abuse, but not with the presen...
journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00305-3
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.09.011
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00119-7
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.012
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.004
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.05.006
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(89)90100-5
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.08.017
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00528-0
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(91)90205-n
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.006
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.001
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.06.003
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(96)00203-x
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(89)90076-0
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00014-0
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0895-4356(92)90194-r
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.004
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00477-2
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.11.011
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of clinical epidemiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.007
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00