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ArticleClinical kidney journal2023

Measurement properties of performance-based measures to assess physical function in chronic kidney disease: recommendations from a COSMIN systematic review.

Jennifer M MacRae, Oksana Harasemiw, Courtney J Lightfoot, Stephanie Thompson, Kathryn Wytsma-Fisher, Pelagia Koufaki, Clara Bohm, Thomas J Wilkinson

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Properties of Measurements of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Physical Activity Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jennifer M MacRaeCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Oksana HarasemiwDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-5632
Courtney J LightfootDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Stephanie ThompsonDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kathryn Wytsma-FisherAlberta Kidney Care South, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Pelagia KoufakiSchool of Health Sciences, Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1406-3729
Clara BohmDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Thomas J WilkinsonLeicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Orthopaedic Innovation Centre · CAUniversity of Leicester · GBAlberta Health Services · CAQueen Margaret University · GBUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: There is wide heterogeneity in physical function tests available for clinical and research use, hindering our ability to synthesize evidence. The aim of this review was to identify and evaluate physical function measures that could be recommended for standardized use in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science were searched from inception to March 2022, identifying studies that evaluated a clinimetric property (validity, reliability, measurement error and/or responsiveness) of an objectively measured performance-based physical function outcomes using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) based recommendations. Studies with individuals of all ages and of any stage of CKD were included. Results: In total, 50 studies with 21 315 participants were included. Clinimetric properties were reported for 22 different physical function tests. The short physical performance battery (SPPB), Timed-up-and-go (TUG) test and Sit-to-stand tests (STS-5 and STS-60) had favorable properties to support their use in CKD and should be integrated into routine use. However, the majority of studies were conducted in the hemodialysis population, and very few provided information regarding validity or reliability. Conclusion: The SPPB demonstrated the highest quality of evidence for reliability, measurement error and construct validity amongst transplant, CKD and dialysis patients. This review is an important step towards standardizing a core outcome set of tools to measure physical function in research and clinical settings for the CKD population.

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chronic kidney diseaseclinimetric propertiesmeasurement toolsphysical functionsystematic review

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PMID37915888
PMCPMC10616478
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