title: The development of an outcome measures toolkit for spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex medical condition that can be difficult to monitor.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to establish a common set of validated outcome measures specifically for SCI clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a three-round online Delphi process, experts in SCI care across Canada suggested and ranked outcome measures for clinical practice. The facilitators provided feedback between rounds and determined if consensus (at least 75% agreement) was reached on a single outcome measure per clinical area.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and forty-eight outcome measures were initially considered for inclusion. After three rounds, consensus was reached for 23 out of 30 clinical areas. In the remaining seven, more than one outcome measure was recommended. The final toolkit comprises 33 outcome measures with sufficient measurement properties for use with a SCI population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An outcome measures toolkit validated specifically for SCI should lead to improved identification of best practice and enable clinicians to monitor client progress effectively.
authors.forename: Christie W L
authors.initials: CWL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Querée
authors.forename: Vanessa K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Noonan
authors.forename: Dalton L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Assessment tools; Consensus; Delphi technique; Méthode Delphi; Outcome assessment; Outils d'évaluation; Psychometrics; Psychométrie; Évaluation des résultats