Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Psychometric Properties of Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination in 12 Months Old High-Risk Infants: A Cross Sectional Study

  • Author:
  • Jaya Shanker Tedla1, Anupama Bajaj2, Abraham M Joshua3, Ganesh Kamath4
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 169 to 177

1Assistant Professor, Program of Physical Therapy, Medical Rehabilitation Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University

2Physiotherapist, Department of Pediatrics, KMC, Mangalore(A Constituent Institute of Manipal University)

3Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, KMC, Mangalore(A Constituent Institute of Manipal University)

4Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, KMC, Mangalore(A Constituent Institute of Manipal University)

Online published on 23 May, 2014.

Abstract

To establish the intra-rater reliability, inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination in 12 months old high-risk infants.

31 high risk infants with age 12 months were assessed on Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE), Infant Neurological International Battery (INFANIB) and by Pediatrician for establishing intra, as well as inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of HINE

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability was excellent for overall global scores (ICC.97 and.97) and its grades (ICC.93 and.96). The global scores of HINE with INFANIB shows adequate validity(ICC.70) but grades of HINE with INFANIB and Pediatrician grades shows excellent validity (ICC.94 and.98)

HINE provides reliable and valid measurements that can be used for the examination of infants with neurodevelopmental or behavioral abnormality.

Keywords

Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, Reliability and Validity