Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020
The Impact of an Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) Training on Interrater Reliability
Allison Drobish, OTD; Mary Hildebrand, OTD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Hand and Upper Extremity / Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
The Impact of an Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) Training on Interrater Reliability
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411500008. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO1311
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411500008. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO1311
Abstract

Date Presented 03/26/20

This project identifies the importance of having advanced training for administration of assessments to have accurate and reliable results. With the identified gap in training for the ARAT assessment, a training program was created and tested pre- and posttraining with 15 participants. The interrater reliability results indicated that posttraining scores had greater accuracy in scoring. These results indicate a positive effect on accuracy of assessments with the application of training.

Primary Author and Speaker: Allison Drobish

Additional Authors and Speakers: Mary Hildebrand