Intra and inter-rater reliability of web plot digitizer software in quantifying head posture angles

Background It is important to quantify postural misalignment to provide effective treatment. Web-plot digitizer software (WPDS) was developed for analysis of posture angles. However, the reliability of this software in quantifying head posture angles is not known. Study Design Repeated-meas...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Yughdtheswari, Muniandy, Devinder Kaur Ajit, Singh, Suresh, Mani, Omar, Baharudin
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منشور في: Diva Enterprises Pvt Ltd 2019
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1394/
https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijphrd&volume=10&issue=7&article=141
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الملخص:Background It is important to quantify postural misalignment to provide effective treatment. Web-plot digitizer software (WPDS) was developed for analysis of posture angles. However, the reliability of this software in quantifying head posture angles is not known. Study Design Repeated-measure study. Method A total of 31 participants were recruited. Head posture angles were measured using Photogrammetry method and analyzed using WPDS. Intra-rater evaluations were performed twice by a rater with a period of three weeks’ interval. Three raters reanalyzed all the photographic data for inter-rater reliability. Results High level of reliability was demonstrated for intra-rater analysis in participants with and without neck pain with ICCs ranging from 0.92 to 0.99 (SEMs: 0.10 to 0.88; CV: 1.65 to 10.77). The inter-rater reliability between three raters was also high (ICCs: 0.98 to 0.99). Conclusions Excellent intra and inter-rater reliability was demonstrated using WPDS. WPDS can be used in clinical setting for head posture assessment.