Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2140-2145 , November 2008

Clinimetric Evaluation of the Physical Mobility Scale Supports Clinicians and Researchers in Residential Aged Care

  • Anna L. Barker, BPhty, MPhty

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • The Northern Clinical Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Anna L. Barker, BPhty, MPhty, Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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  • Jennifer C. Nitz, BPhty, MPhty, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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  • Nancy L. Low Choy, BPhty, MPhty, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia
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  • Terry P. Haines, BPhty, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Southern Health, Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

  • Image Result

    Bland-Altman plot of interrater agreement. Abbreviations: LOA, limits of agreement; PMS, Physical Mobility Scale.

    Bland-Altman plot of interrater agreement. Abbreviations: LOA, limits of agreement; PMS, Physical Mobility Scale.

  • Image Result

    Person-item threshold maps by cohort. Abbreviation: Freq, frequency.

    Person-item threshold maps by cohort. Abbreviation: Freq, frequency.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Supported by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00551-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.04.017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2140-2145 , November 2008