Abstract:Background There are limitations of inter-class correlation (usually, the Pearson’s product-moment correlation) in evaluating reliability of an instrument. An intra-class correlation approach would be...Background There are limitations of inter-class correlation (usually, the Pearson’s product-moment correlation) in evaluating reliability of an instrument. An intra-class correlation approach would be appropriate to examine the test-retest reliability of an instrument. Objectives To introduce an intra-class correlation approach to examine the test-retest reliability of an instrument. Method The method of constructing an intra-class correlation coefficient was presented. Results The instrument with visual analog scales to measure the perceived competence to practice breast self-examination and perceived barriers to breast self-examination was tested. The intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.640. Conclusion The intra-class correlation is an alternative to test the reliability of an instrument and it is more sensitive to the detection of systematic error.Read More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: review
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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