Inexperienced examiners and the Foot Posture Index: A reliability study.

McLaughlin, P; Vaughan, B; Shanahan, J; Martin, J; Linger, G

Inexperienced examiners and the Foot Posture Index: A reliability study.

McLaughlin, P Vaughan, B

Shanahan, J Martin, J Linger, G

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Man Ther, 2016, 26, pp. 238-240
Issue Date:: 2016-12

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dc.contributor.author	McLaughlin, P
dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-4558
dc.contributor.author	Shanahan, J
dc.contributor.author	Martin, J
dc.contributor.author	Linger, G
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-20T05:36:41Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-14
dc.date.available	2022-08-20T05:36:41Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.identifier.citation	Man Ther, 2016, 26, pp. 238-240
dc.identifier.issn	1356-689X
dc.identifier.issn	1532-2769
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160552
dc.description.abstract	The Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) is a reliable (experienced examiners) assessment tool used in clinical practice to classify foot posture. No work has been completed to determine the reliability of the FPI-6 between novice examiners. Therefore, the aim was to determine the inter-examiner reliability of the FPI-6 using two novice examiners (graduate level osteopathy students). The FPI-6 was used to classify the feet of 83 students recruited as part of a larger study. Data were collected simultaneously by both examiners, but there was no communication between them. The scoring system provided by the FPI-6 manual was used to assess all feet. Collated data were assessed between examiners for reliability based on raw, transformed and foot type scores. The inter-examiner reliability was high for both left (intra-class correlation coefficient ICC2,1 = 0.86) and right (ICC2,1 = 0.85) feet for the novice examiners. When data were assessed based on foot type classification the examiners agreed on 76% of the left feet and 82% of the right feet with Kappa values of 0.73 and 0.72 respectively. The FPI-6 is a robust clinical tool that can be reliably utilised by inexperienced clinicians.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
dc.relation.ispartof	Man Ther
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.math.2016.06.009
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Orthopedics
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Foot
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Observer Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Physical Examination
dc.subject.mesh	Pronation
dc.subject.mesh	Reference Values
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Supination
dc.subject.mesh	Foot
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Observer Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Physical Examination
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Pronation
dc.subject.mesh	Supination
dc.subject.mesh	Reference Values
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.title	Inexperienced examiners and the Foot Posture Index: A reliability study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	26
utslib.location.activity	Scotland
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utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-20T05:36:40Z
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pubs.volume	26

Abstract:

The Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) is a reliable (experienced examiners) assessment tool used in clinical practice to classify foot posture. No work has been completed to determine the reliability of the FPI-6 between novice examiners. Therefore, the aim was to determine the inter-examiner reliability of the FPI-6 using two novice examiners (graduate level osteopathy students). The FPI-6 was used to classify the feet of 83 students recruited as part of a larger study. Data were collected simultaneously by both examiners, but there was no communication between them. The scoring system provided by the FPI-6 manual was used to assess all feet. Collated data were assessed between examiners for reliability based on raw, transformed and foot type scores. The inter-examiner reliability was high for both left (intra-class correlation coefficient ICC2,1 = 0.86) and right (ICC2,1 = 0.85) feet for the novice examiners. When data were assessed based on foot type classification the examiners agreed on 76% of the left feet and 82% of the right feet with Kappa values of 0.73 and 0.72 respectively. The FPI-6 is a robust clinical tool that can be reliably utilised by inexperienced clinicians.

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