title: Reliability of the assessment of impairments and disabilities in survey research in the field of physical therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the reliability of diagnostic assessment based on clinical observations by physical therapists.
  
  
  METHODS
  interobserver studies between two pairs of physical therapists.
  
  
  METHODS
  two primary-care physical therapy practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  all applying to the practices for treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  physical therapy in previous 3 months, or need for acute treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  schedule derived from the ICIDH.
  
  
  RESULTS
  agreement on disabilities better than on impairments, the latter revealing problems particularly with pain and restricted range of motion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  reliability of assessments of most of the categories considered was reliable; in two categories the reliability was poor, and the categories were modified.
authors: Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht.
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: van Triet
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Dekker
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Kerssens
authors: E C
authors: EC
authors: Curfs
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D009790:Occupations; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care; D016138:Walking