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SynthesisBMJ open2019

Systematic review of the measurement properties of performance-based functional tests in patients with neck disorders.

Steven McGee, Taylor Sipos, Thomas Allin, Celia Chen, Alexandra Greco, Pavlos Bobos, Joy MacDermid, CATWAD

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Synthesis in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven McGeeSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Taylor SiposSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Thomas AllinSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Celia ChenSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Alexandra GrecoSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Pavlos BobosSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada pbobos@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5098-4840
Joy MacDermidSchool of Physical Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
CATWAD
Western University · CA

Funding

CIHR FRN: SCA-145102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of this systematic review is to identify and synthesise studies evaluating performance-based functional outcome measures designed to evaluate the functional abilities of patients with neck pain.

designSystematic review. DATA SOURCES: A literature search using PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, COCHRANE, Google Scholar and a citation mapping strategy was conducted until July 2019. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: More than half of the study's patient population had neck pain or a musculoskeletal neck disorder and completed a functional-based test. Clinimetric properties of at least one performance-based functional tests were reported. Both traumatic and non-traumatic origins of neck pain were considered. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Relevant data were then extracted from selected articles using an extraction guide. Selected articles were appraised using the Quality Appraisal for Clinical Measurement Research Reports Evaluation Form (QACMRR).

resultsThe search obtained 12 articles which reported on four outcome measures (functional capacity evaluations (FCE), Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Work Simulator II (BTEWS II), Functional Impairment Test-Hand and Neck/Shoulder/Arm (FIT-HaNSA)) and a physiotherapy test package, to assess the functional abilities in patients with mechanical neck pain. Of the selected papers: one reports content validity, five construct validity, four reliability, one sensitivity to change and one both reliability and construct validity. QACMRR scores ranged from 68% to 95%.

conclusionsThis review found very good quality evidence that the FIT-HaNSA has excellent inter and intra-rater reliability and very weak to weak convergent validity. Excellent quality evidence of fair test-retest reliability, weak convergent validity and very weak known groups validity for the BTEWS II test was found. Good to excellent quality evidence exists that an FCE battery has poor to excellent reliability and very weak to strong validity. Good to excellent quality of weak to strong validity and trivial to strong effect sizes were found for a physiotherapy test package. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018112358.

Indexed as

HumansNeck PainObserver VariationOutcome Assessment, Health CarePhysical Functional PerformancePhysical Therapy ModalitiesReproducibility of ResultsWhiplash Injuriescervicalfunctionalneckoutcome measurespsychometric properties

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PMID31767589
PMCPMC6886974
OpenAlexW2991552958

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