The purpose of this study was to develop a Clinical Competence Evaluation Scale in Physical Therapy (CEPT). This scale was designed to be used in continuing education for physical therapists. We examined the reliability of the scale. [Method] Based on our previous qualitative study, a CEPT was developed with 53 items. The 90 participants in this study included novice physical therapists with less than 3 years' experience (n=30), as well as principal (n=30) and sub-tutors (n=30) who were mentoring the less experienced participants. Using CEPT, the novice physical therapists performed a self-evaluation, and the principal and sub-tutors evaluated the novice physical therapists. [Results] The score of the CEPT of the novice physical therapists was lower than those of the principal and sub-tutors. The intra-rater reliabilities of each item and total scores of the novice physical therapists and principal tutors ranged from moderate to high. Inter-rater reliability between the principal and the sub-tutors was low. [Conclusion] These results suggest that the intra-rater reliabilities of CEPT range from moderate to high.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Ankle Plantar Flexors Tone Scale (APTS) can distinguish the tone of the gastrocnemius from the soleus. [Subjects] Seventy-four cerebrovascular disease patients participated in this study. [Methods] Ankle plantar flexor tone was measured using the APTS with the knee extended and with the knee flexed at 90. [Results] In all measurement items of the APTS, we found that the value measured in the knee extended position was significantly different from that in the knee flexed at 90 position.[Conclusion] The results suggest that discrimination of the tone of the gastrocnemius from the soleus is possible using the APTS.
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