Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke
Introduction: Stroke survivors are more likely to fall at home. A home hazard assessment may be beneficial to reduce the risk of falling; however, it is resourceful and time-intensive. This study examines the inter-rater reliability and usability of telehealth for a hazard assessment to address the...
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Introduction: Stroke survivors are more likely to fall at home. A home hazard assessment may be beneficial to reduce the risk of falling; however, it is resourceful and time-intensive. This study examines the inter-rater reliability and usability of telehealth for a hazard assessment to address the risk of falls.
Materials and Methods: Two occupational therapists accessed the telehealth platform from different locations and simultaneously rated participants’ home environment using the home falls and accident screening Tool. Stroke survivors and their caregivers answered the telehealth usability questionnaire.
Results: A total of 36 stroke survivors and 31 caregivers participated in the study. Gwet’s AC1 was used for agreement analysis. The overall AC1 value for the inter-rater reliability was 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66%, 1.00%). There was a moderate correlation between the raters (r=0.57, P=0.000). Bland and Altman graph plot showed a mean difference of -0.61 and 97.2% of the difference score fell within the limits of agreement (95% CI, -5.67%, 4.39%). The overall mean score of the telehealth usability questionnaire was 5.62 out of 7.
Conclusion: Telehealth technology is a potential medium that provides an opportunity for synchronous practitioner-client interaction in evaluating home hazards. Some challenges were noted during the telehealth sessions, thus requiring a brief protocol to navigate the system.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dfb6150b7a8a4bd0b11ba14fe35f72bd2025-08-20T01:47:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Modern Rehabilitation2538-385X2538-38682024-07-0118310.18502/jmr.v18i3.16418Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After StrokeHusna Ahmad Ainuddin0Muhammad Hibatullah Romli1Tengku Aizan Hamid2Mazatulfazura SF Salim3Lynette Mackenzie4Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia. Introduction: Stroke survivors are more likely to fall at home. A home hazard assessment may be beneficial to reduce the risk of falling; however, it is resourceful and time-intensive. This study examines the inter-rater reliability and usability of telehealth for a hazard assessment to address the risk of falls. Materials and Methods: Two occupational therapists accessed the telehealth platform from different locations and simultaneously rated participants’ home environment using the home falls and accident screening Tool. Stroke survivors and their caregivers answered the telehealth usability questionnaire. Results: A total of 36 stroke survivors and 31 caregivers participated in the study. Gwet’s AC1 was used for agreement analysis. The overall AC1 value for the inter-rater reliability was 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66%, 1.00%). There was a moderate correlation between the raters (r=0.57, P=0.000). Bland and Altman graph plot showed a mean difference of -0.61 and 97.2% of the difference score fell within the limits of agreement (95% CI, -5.67%, 4.39%). The overall mean score of the telehealth usability questionnaire was 5.62 out of 7. Conclusion: Telehealth technology is a potential medium that provides an opportunity for synchronous practitioner-client interaction in evaluating home hazards. Some challenges were noted during the telehealth sessions, thus requiring a brief protocol to navigate the system. https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/864TelehealthUsabilityHome environmentFallsStroke |
| spellingShingle | Husna Ahmad Ainuddin Muhammad Hibatullah Romli Tengku Aizan Hamid Mazatulfazura SF Salim Lynette Mackenzie Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke Journal of Modern Rehabilitation Telehealth Usability Home environment Falls Stroke |
| title | Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke |
| title_full | Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke |
| title_short | Investigating the Inter-Rater Reliability and Usability of Telehealth for Home Hazard Falls-Risk Assessment After Stroke |
| title_sort | investigating the inter rater reliability and usability of telehealth for home hazard falls risk assessment after stroke |
| topic | Telehealth Usability Home environment Falls Stroke |
| url | https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/864 |
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