Reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale.
The objective of this study was to test the inter-rater reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale. Seven physiotherapists rated the methodological quality of 50 reports of randomized controlled trials written in Portuguese indexed on the PEDro database. Each report was also rated using the English version of the PEDro Scale. Reproducibility was evaluated by comparing two separate ratings of reports written in Portuguese and comparing the Portuguese PEDro score with the English version of the scale. Kappa coefficients ranged from 0.53 to 1.00 for individual item and an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.82 for the total PEDro score was observed. The standard error of the measurement of the scale was 0.58. The Portuguese version of the scale was comparable with the English version, with an ICC of 0.78. The inter-rater reproducibility of the Brazilian Portuguese PEDro Scale is adequate and similar to the original English version.
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Silvia Regina
SR
Shiwa
Leonardo Oliveira Pena
LO
Costa
Luciola da Cunha Menezes
Lda C
Costa
Anne
A
Moseley
Luiz Carlos
LC
Hespanhol Junior
Roberta
R
Venâncio
Cintia
C
Ruggero
Tatiana de Oliveira
Tde O
Sato
Alexandre Dias
AD
Lopes
D001938:Brazil; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating