Reliability of the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment![Sample our Behavioral Sciences journals, sign in here to start your access, latest two full volumes FREE to you for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/110801/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Behavioral-Sciences.jpg"})
Abstract
Reliability of measurements of timed performance and ratings of associated movements (AMs) for tasks of the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment is investigated and methods to improve it are proposed. Better results were found for timed performance than for AMs. On average, intra-rater, inter-rater, and test–retest reliability (measured via intraclass correlation) were around 0.95, 0.9, and 0.65 for timed performance, and around 0.8, 0.7, and 0.45 for AMs. Reliability can be dramatically improved by considering neuromotor components (i.e., summary measures of individual measurements obtained at different tasks) instead of single tasks, which is significant for clinical work and research.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The study was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Project no. 3200-064047.00/1).
Notes
TP=Timed performance; AMs=Associated movements.
Intraclass correlation of timed performance for the different tasks and components to assess intra–rater (n = 30), inter–rater (n = 30), and test–retest (n = 56) reliability.
Intraclass correlation of contralateral intensity of AMs for the different tasks and components to assess intra–rater (n = 30), inter–rater (n = 30), and test–retest (n = 56) reliability.
Intraclass correlation of total intensity of AMs for the different tasks and components to assess intra–rater (n = 30), inter–rater (n = 30), and test–retest (n = 56) reliability.