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This study explored the interrater reliability between a generalist practitioner
administering the Functioning Everyday with a Wheelchair-Capacity (FEW-C) in
person (IP) and a remote expert practitioner observing via telerehabilitation
(TR) from more than 100 miles away. Each of the 46 participants was simultaneously rated by both the IP and TR practitioner,
who were masked to each
other's results. The IP-TR raters demonstrated excellent interrater reliability,
with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.91 for the total FEW-C and 0.96,
0.88, and 0.90 for the constructs of independence, safety, and quality,
respectively. Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) was 0.94 for the total FEW-C tool and 0.91, 0.83, and 0.82 for independence, safety, and quality,
respectively, indicating good internal consistency without redundancy. Using TR
and the FEW-C, an expert practitioner more than 100 miles away was able to
accurately assess the functional mobility needs of clients being assessed for new
wheeled mobility devices.

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