| Research Title |
Concurrent validity of the occiput-wall distance as compared to a standard Cobb’s Method to measure kyphosis in elderly |
| Date of Distribution |
10 March 2017 |
| Conference |
| Title of the Conference |
The National and International Graduate Research Conference 2017 |
| Organiser |
Graduate School, Khon Kaen University |
| Conference Place |
Poj Sarasin Building |
| Province/State |
Khon Kaen |
| Conference Date |
10 March 2016 |
| To |
10 March 2017 |
| Proceeding Paper |
| Volume |
2017 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Page |
13-19 |
| Editors/edition/publisher |
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| Abstract |
Kyphosis can lead to many adverse health and other health-related consequences that further affect levels of functioning of elderly. Therefore, a standard practical method is important to early detect and monitor the abnormality both in clinics and communities. The occiput-wall distance (OWD) is widely used to quantify severity of kyphosis in epidemiological studies. However, there is no evidence to confirm the validity of OWD as compared to a standard radiographic Cobb’s method. Forty-eight community-dwelling elderly, aged at least 60 years with different degrees of kyphosis, were assessed for severity of kyphosis using OWD and the radiographic Cobb’s method. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to quantify the concurrent validity of OWD as compared to a standard method. The findings demonstrated that the OWD had excellent correlation with radiographic Cobb angles (r = 0.93, p<0.001). Thus, the findings confirmed concurrent validity of OWD as a simple tool to measure severity of kyphosis in various settings. Furthermore, the findings may promote effectiveness of health care services and standard referral systems among health care professionals. |
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| Peer Review Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Level of Conference |
นานาชาติ |
| Type of Proceeding |
Full paper |
| Type of Presentation |
Oral |
| Part of thesis |
true |
| Presentation awarding |
true |
| Award Title |
Outstanding oral presentation award |
| Type of award |
รางวัลด้านวิชาการ วิชาชีพ |
| Organiser |
Graduate School, Khon Kaen University |
| Date of awarding |
10 มีนาคม 2560 |
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Journal Publication
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