Department of Physical Therapy, Uiduk University, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2020;33(6):909-912. doi: 10.3233/BMR-170863.
The present study aimed to estimate the reliability, standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimum detectable change (MDC) of the star excursion balance test (SEBT) in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
Eight children with CP (five boys and three girls, sixteen legs) participated in this study. Each child carried out the SEBT and was assessed by two examiners. To determine intra-rater reliability, the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) model (3, 3) was calculated. To determine the inter-rater reliability, the ICC model (2, 3) was computed.
In terms of the intra-rater reliability of the SEBT, the ICC varied from 0.98 to 0.99 and the total ICC score was 0.99 (p< 0.001). For the inter-rater reliability, the ICC varied from 0.98 to 1.00 and the total ICC score was 0.99 (p< 0.001). The SEBT had an SEM of 2.63 and an MDC of 7.31.
The SEBT is not only reliable with a small SEM, but is also a simple and cheap assessment of dynamic balance in children with CP.
本研究旨在评估脑瘫儿童星形偏移平衡测试（SEBT）的可靠性、测量标准误差（SEM）和最小可检测变化（MDC）。
本研究纳入了 8 名脑瘫儿童（5 名男孩，3 名女孩，共 16 条腿）。每位儿童均进行 SEBT 测试，由两位评估员进行评估。为了确定内部可靠性，计算了组内相关系数（ICC）模型（3,3）。为了确定外部可靠性，计算了 ICC 模型（2,3）。
在 SEBT 的内部可靠性方面，ICC 从 0.98 到 0.99 不等，总 ICC 评分为 0.99（p<0.001）。在外部可靠性方面，ICC 从 0.98 到 1.00 不等，总 ICC 评分为 0.99（p<0.001）。SEBT 的 SEM 为 2.63，MDC 为 7.31。
SEBT 不仅具有较小的 SEM，可靠性高，而且是脑瘫儿童动态平衡的一种简单、廉价的评估方法。
