Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a New Video Goniometer App for Measuring Joint Angles in Adults and Children

Autor/inn/en	Baraldi Cunha, Andrea; Babik, Iryna; Harbourne, Regina; Cochran, Nathanial J.; Stankus, Jaclynn; Szucs, Kimberly; Lobo, Michele A.
Titel	Assessing the Validity and Reliability of a New Video Goniometer App for Measuring Joint Angles in Adults and Children
Quelle	(2019), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0003-9993
Schlagwörter	Adults; Children; Measurement; Validity; Reliability; Video Technology; Measurement Equipment; Computer Oriented Programs; Correlation; Human Body; Motion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Messverfahren; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Messinstrument; Computerprogramm; Korrelation; Menschlicher Körper; Bewegungsablauf
Abstract	Objective: To assess the convergent validity and reliability of joint angle measurements from a new video goniometer iPhone/iPad application separately in adults, older and young children. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Child care and university environments. Participants: Fifty-four adults (mean SD=22.5 [plus or minus] 4.5y), 20 older children (mean [plus or minus] SD=10.9 [plus or minus] 2.2y), 20 younger children (mean [plus or minus] SD=1.6 [plus or minus] 0.8y) (N=94). Interventions: Adults and older children performed both standardized static positions and functional activities. Younger children performed only a functional activity protocol. Main Outcome Measures: Joint angle measurements using the app were validated against a commercially validated two-dimensional goniometric software program. In addition, validity of the app was compared to a standard mechanical goniometer for the measurement of angles drawn on a white board. Intra- and interrater reliability were assessed through independent rescoring of videos. Results: Correlations between joint angle estimates obtained from the app and goniometer software or a mechanical goniometer were positive and very strong (r>0.900; P<0.0001). The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for repeated scoring from the app indicated excellent intra- and interrater reliability (ICC>0.900). Conclusions: High correlations for repeated measures and comparison to gold standard angle measurement instruments suggest that the new app is a valid and reliable tool for assessing joint angles during functional activity. This tool may provide clinicians an inexpensive yet accurate method for quantification of movements and immediate feedback on range of motion during tasks in a natural environment. [This is the in press version of an article published in "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation."] (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06