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- Title
Some aspects of the reliability of Touwen's examination of the child with minor neurological dysfunction.
- Authors
Kakebeeke, Tanja H.; Jongmans, Marian J.; S. Dubowitz, Lilly M.; Schoemaker, Marina M.; Henderson, Sheila M.; Kakebeeke, T H; Jongmans, M J; Dubowitz, L M; Schoemaker, M M; Henderson, S E
- Abstract
Three studies concerning the inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Touwen examination are presented. The results of the first study showed that it was not possible to achieve acceptable levels of reliability using the manual as the only reference for instruction. Although the reliability estimates of the total scores were good, inter-rater reliability for the nine groups of items and the individual tasks within them was poor. When methodology and interpretation of performance was agreed between observers, a second study showed that these disagreements diminished. The third study demonstrated that the short-term stability of total scores is good, but reliability for group and individual item scores remained poor.
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1993, Vol 35, Issue 12, p1097
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1993.tb07927.x