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Validation of the AO Spine CROST (Clinician Reported Outcome Spine Trauma) in the clinical setting

Research Authors
Said Sadiqi, Erin EA de Gendt, Sander PJ Muijs, Marcel WM Post, Lorin M Benneker, Martin Holas, Jin W Tee, Christoph E Albers, Sonja Häckel, Juraj Svac, Richard J Bransford, Mohammad M El-Sharkawi, Frank Kandziora, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Klaus J Schn
Research Date
Research Journal
European spine journal
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Research Website
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-024-08145-5
Research Year
2024
Research Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate feasibility, internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, and prospective validity of AO Spine CROST (Clinician Reported Outcome Spine Trauma) in the clinical setting.

Methods

Patients were included from four trauma centers. Two surgeons with substantial amount of experience in spine trauma care were included from each center. Two separate questionnaires were administered at baseline, 6-months and 1-year: one to surgeons (mainly CROST) and another to patients (AO Spine PROST—Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze patient characteristics and feasibility, Cronbach’s α for internal consistency. Inter-rater reliability through exact agreement, Kappa statistics and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Prospective analysis, and relationships between CROST and PROST were explored through descriptive statistics and Spearman correlations …