J Korean Phys Ther.  2019 Feb;31(1):35-39. 10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.1.35.

Reliability and Validity of Measurement Using Smart Phone-Based Goniometer on Pelvic Tilting Angle in Standing and Sitting Position

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life & Health Science, Hoseo University, Asan, Korea. jeon6984@hoseo.edu

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability and validity of pelvic tilting angle measurements using a smart phone-based inclinometer (Clino) compared to a palpation meter (PALM) in the standing and sitting position. This study used an interchangeable method with Clino to measure the pelvic tilting angle in the standing and sitting positions.
METHODS
Twenty healthy subjects were recruited. Measurements of the pelvic tilting angle in the standing and sitting positions were obtained by two examiners using the Clino and PALM. A resting session was conducted 10 minutes later to assess the intra and inter rater reliability. To assess validity of the measurement using Clino, a PALM was used as the gold standard. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to determine the intra and inter rater reliability of Clino and a PALM. To assess the validity, the Pearson correlation coefficients were used for two measurement techniques to measure the pelvic tilting angle in the standing and sitting positions. The statistical significance was set to α=0.05.
RESULTS
Measurements of the pelvic tilt had high inter-rater reliability in the standing (ICC=0.82) and sitting (ICC=0.88) positions using Clino and intra-rater reliability in the standing (ICC=0.87) and sitting (ICC=0.91) positions using Clino. Measurements of the pelvic tilt had high validity by a comparison of PALM and Clino in the standing (r=0.83) and sitting (r=0.89) positions (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The use of Clino can be recommended as a tool to replace the PALM and measure the pelvic tilt angle in the standing and sitting positions while maintaining the clinical reliability and validity.

Keyword

Clinometer; Palpation meter; Pelvic tilting angle; Reliability; Validity

MeSH Terms

Healthy Volunteers
Methods
Palpation
Reproducibility of Results*
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