The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content

Mokkink, Lidwine B.; Terwee, Caroline B.; Knol, Dirk L.; Stratford, Paul W.; Alonso, Jordi; Patrick, Donald L.; Bouter, Lex M.; Vet, Henrica C.W. de

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“…In all the reported studies only a reliability analysis was conducted and, to the best of the authors' knowledge, no studies were performed to identify and quantify the sources of inaccuracy that occur in the assessment of ankle strength by means of a HHD. Therefore detailed studies about the quality of clinical measurements are strongly encouraged [28] with the purpose of establishing reliability, reproducibility, and validity of such measurements [29].…”

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Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

2017

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Uniaxial Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD) is a low-cost device widely adopted in clinical practice to measure muscle force. HHD measurements depend on operator's ability and joint movements. The aim of the work is to validate the use of a commercial HHD in both dorsiflexion and plantarflexion ankle strength measurements quantifying the effects of HHD misplacements and unwanted foot's movements on the measurements. We used an optoelectronic system and a multicomponent load cell to quantify the sources of error in the manual assessment of the ankle strength due to both the operator's ability to hold still the HHD and the transversal components of the exerted force that are usually neglected in clinical routine. Results showed that foot's movements and angular misplacements of HHD on sagittal and horizontal planes were relevant sources of inaccuracy on the strength assessment. Moreover, ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion force measurements presented an inaccuracy less than 2% and higher than 10%, respectively. In conclusion, the manual use of a uniaxial HHD is not recommended for the assessment of ankle plantarflexion strength; on the contrary, it can be allowed asking the operator to pay strong attention to the HHD positioning in ankle dorsiflexion strength measurements.

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Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

2017

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“…In response to analysis of the pilot results, 28 questions were amended or deleted (22 of these questions which pertained to satisfaction with health and TSS services were collapsed into 2). The construct validity of the T4S was then checked using the COSMIN quality assessment tool for measurement studies (Mokkink et al, 2010).…”

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The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students’ Resilience and Risk for Self-Harm

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Background: Australian policies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander well-being outline the importance of local community-based interventions; for adolescents, schoolbased programs have been identified as beneficial. However, there is a lack of localized data to determine levels of resilience and risk and thus whether programs are effective. This paper describes the challenges and opportunities in collaboratively designing and piloting a localized survey instrument to measure Indigenous students' resilience and upstream risk factors for self-harm and the resultant instrument.Methods: A participatory action research approach was used to engage education staff, health-care providers, students, and researchers to design and pilot the survey instrument. A six-phased process facilitated survey development: (1) defining the logic and exploring the evidence; (2) understanding and tailoring for context; (3) testing for feasibility and relevance; (4) testing for appropriateness and comprehension; (5) facilitating survey administration; and (6) refining the instrument. Processes in each phase were recorded and transcribed with thematic analysis used to identify key challenges and opportunities arising during development.results: Four key challenges and opportunities were identified: (1) the relevance of international survey instruments for Indigenous Australian students; (2) accounting for distinct environments; (3) the balance between assessing risk and protective factors; and (4) tailoring for literacy levels and school engagement. The final Student Survey instrument comprised 4 demographic and 56 resilience, risk, service use, and satisfaction questions. The T4S will be administered routinely on annual student intake. Discussion and conclusion: The six-phased participatory processes resulted in a tailored instrument that could identify the critical resilience and upstream risk factors facing a cohort of Indigenous students who attend boarding schools for secondary education. Challenges were resolved collaboratively and the pilot results were directly translated to education practice and its integration with health services. Our results suggest that both the phased process of developing the T4S and the instrument itself can be adapted for other Indigenous adolescent well-being and/or self-harm prevention programs.

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“…The Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Status Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) tool was used to evaluate the methodologic quality of the included studies (22,23). Two raters (YMC and MH) assessed the quality of all included studies independently using a new 4-point-scored COSMIN checklist (24).…”

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“…Two raters (YMC and MH) assessed the quality of all included studies independently using a new 4-point-scored COSMIN checklist (24). This checklist is a standardized tool for assessing the methodologic quality of studies on measurement properties (22,23). The checklist consists of 10 separate sections, each assessing a different measurement property.…”

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Clinimetric properties of observer‐assessed impairment tests used to evaluate hip and groin impairments: A systematic review

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Hall³

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Objective. To recommend the most suitable observer-assessed impairment tests in people with hip and/or groin pathologies by conducting a systematic review of the clinimetric properties of these tests. Methods. Electronic searches were performed in the Cochrane, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO databases up to August 2011. Two reviewers independently rated the measurement properties of clinical tests of impairments, defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as problems in body structure or body function, using the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Status Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). "Best evidence synthesis" was made using COSMIN outcomes and the quality of findings was assessed using a purpose criteria system. Results. Fifteen of 2,588 publications were eligible for inclusion. Impairments evaluated were range of motion (ROM; 9 studies), muscle strength (6 studies), tenderness (3 studies), leg length discrepancy (2 studies), balance (2 studies), and muscle length (2 studies) in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), hip fractures, and mixed hip/groin pathologies. Measurement properties evaluated included reliability, measurement error, construct validity, and criterion validity.

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The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content

Cited by 1,416 publications

References 32 publications

Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students’ Resilience and Risk for Self-Harm

Clinimetric properties of observer‐assessed impairment tests used to evaluate hip and groin impairments: A systematic review

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