@article{ref1,
title="Measurement of functional ability following traumatic brain injury using the Clinical Outcomes Variable Scale: a reliability study",
journal="Australian journal of physiotherapy",
year="2002",
author="Low Choy, Nancy L. and Kuys, Suzanne and Richards, Megan and Isles, Rosemary",
volume="48",
number="1",
pages="35-39",
abstract="This study determined the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability of physiotherapists measuring functional motor ability of traumatic brain injury clients using the Clinical Outcomes Variable Scale (COVS). To test inter-tester reliability, 14 physiotherapists scored the ability of 16 videotaped patients to execute the items that comprise the COVS. Intra-tester reliability was determined by four physiotherapists repeating their assessments after one week, and three months later. The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) were very high for both inter-tester reliability (ICC > 0.97 for total COVS scores, ICC > 0.93 for individual COVS items) and intra-tester reliability (ICC > 0 97). This study demonstrates that physiotherapists are reliable in the administration of the COVS.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-9514",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}