Interrater and Intrarater Reliability Using Prechtl's Method of Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Infants
Journal Title: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Purpose: To establish interrater and intrarater reliability of two novice raters (the two authors) with different educational background in assessing general movements (GM) of infants using Prechtl's method. Methods: Forty-three infants under 20 weeks of post-term age were recruited from our Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and NICU follow-up clinics of our medical center. The infants were observed using the GM assessment either during the writhing movement or the fidgety movement age periods. Results: There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the two observers on interrater reliability and between Trials 1 and 2 for interrater reliability. Conclusion: Novice raters need to establish their interrater and intrarater reliabilities in order to correctly identify GM patterns. The ability to correctly identify GM patterns in infants may be influenced by the raters' varying educational background.
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