Reliability of the NICMAN Scale: An Instrument to Assess the Quality of Acupuncture Administered in Clinical Trials
Joint Authors
Zhang, Anthony Lin
Zheng, Zhen
Loyeung, Bertrand Y. K.
Zaslawski, Christopher
Zhu, Xiaoshu
Cochrane, Suzanne
Meier, Peter C.
Walsh, Sean
Bensoussan, Alan
Fahey, Paul
Xue, Charlie Changli
Smith, Caroline A.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability of a scale to assess the methodological quality of acupuncture administered in clinical research.
Methods.
We invited 36 acupuncture researchers and postgraduate students to participate in the study.
Firstly, participants rated two articles using the scale.
Following this initial stage, modifications were made to scale items and the exercise was repeated.
Interrater reliability was assessed for individual items using the Fleiss kappa statistic, whilst the overall scale used the intraclass correlation coefficient statistic.
A threshold agreement of ≥0.61 was acceptable.
Results.
We received 26 responses and a 72% response rate.
The first phase of testing found moderate reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.46 and 0.55 for the articles.
The interrater reliability of the scales varied between and within the researchers (0.35, 0.60) and was more consistent with the postgraduate students (0.54, 0.54).
Five items on the scale scored below the threshold and were revised for further testing.
In this phase the intraclass correlation coefficient demonstrated variability between articles but improved to achieve reliability above the agreed threshold.
Conclusion.
This study provides evidence of the reliability of the NICMAN scale although improvements to a small number of items remain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Smith, Caroline A.& Zaslawski, Christopher& Cochrane, Suzanne& Zhu, Xiaoshu& Zheng, Zhen& Loyeung, Bertrand Y. K.…[et al.]. 2017. Reliability of the NICMAN Scale: An Instrument to Assess the Quality of Acupuncture Administered in Clinical Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154100
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Smith, Caroline A.…[et al.]. Reliability of the NICMAN Scale: An Instrument to Assess the Quality of Acupuncture Administered in Clinical Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154100
American Medical Association (AMA)
Smith, Caroline A.& Zaslawski, Christopher& Cochrane, Suzanne& Zhu, Xiaoshu& Zheng, Zhen& Loyeung, Bertrand Y. K.…[et al.]. Reliability of the NICMAN Scale: An Instrument to Assess the Quality of Acupuncture Administered in Clinical Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154100
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154100