Τίτλος:
Intra- A nd inter-observer reliability of anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in primary schoolchildren and adults: The Feel4Diabetes-study
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background: Feel4Diabetes was a large-scale, multicenter lifestyle intervention aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from vulnerable population groups in six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain). The current study aimed to describe the process that was followed to harmonize and standardize the measurement of anthropometric (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) indices, as well as to assess the intra- A nd inter-observer reliability of these measurements. Methods: A central training workshop was conducted prior to the baseline measurements of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. One researcher from each intervention country, as well as 12 adults and 12 children (for the anthropometric measurements) and 21 adults (for the blood pressure measurements) participated in this workshop. Technical Error of Measurement (TEM) and reliability (%R) were calculated to assess the reliability of the indices which were assessed to evaluate the outcome of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention. The Feel4Diabetes-intervention is registered at http://clinicaltrials.gov/(NCT02393872). Results: Intra-observer reliability was found to be higher than 99.5% for all anthropometric measurements in both children and adults. Inter-observer reliability was found to be higher than 98% regarding the anthropometric measurements, while for blood pressure measurements %R was 76.62 and 91.38% for systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements, respectively. Conclusion: The central training of the Fee4Diabetes-intervention ensured that the data collected for the outcome evaluation of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention in the six European countries at three different time points (baseline, follow-up 1 and follow-up 2) were valid and comparable. © 2020 The Author(s).
Συγγραφείς:
Androutsos, O.
Anastasiou, C.
Lambrinou, C.-P.
Mavrogianni, C.
Cardon, G.
Van Stappen, V.
Kivelä, J.
Wikström, K.
Moreno, L.A.
Iotova, V.
Tsochev, K.
Chakarova, N.
Ungvári, T.
Jancso, Z.
Makrilakis, K.
Manios, Y.
Περιοδικό:
BMC Endocrine Disorders
Εκδότης:
BioMed Central Ltd.
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adult; anthropometry; Article; blood pressure measurement; body height; body weight; child; clinical effectiveness; diastolic blood pressure; human; interrater reliability; intrarater reliability; register; school child; standardization; systolic blood pressure; waist circumference; blood pressure; blood pressure measurement; community care; education; Europe; female; health promotion; impaired glucose tolerance; male; methodology; morphometry; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; obesity; observer variation; organization and management; pathology; pathophysiology; preventive health service; procedures; randomized controlled trial (topic); reproducibility; risk factor; school; school health service; standard, Adult; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Determination; Body Weights and Measures; Child; Community Networks; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Education; Europe; Female; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Obesity; Observer Variation; Prediabetic State; Preventive Health Services; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Reference Standards; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Risk Factors; School Health Services; Schools
DOI:
10.1186/s12902-020-0501-1
