Reliability of the tunisian pediatric gait, arms, legs, and spine: toward a valid screening tool for tunisian children with musculoskeletal conditions
Authors' conclusion
The pGALS test adapted to the Tunisian dialect is a relevant, quick, and valid tool for screening musculoskeletal abnormalities in school-age children.
Study context
- Population
- School-age children, two pediatric centers in Tunisia43 females · 49 males
- Participants
- 92 children
- Outcome
- Validity and reliability of the Tunisian-dialect pGALS for screening musculoskeletal abnormalities
Methodological detailsDelphi cross-cultural adaptation, two pediatric centers
- Delphi cross-cultural adaptation
- Two pediatric centers
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diagnostic accuracy of pGALS (Tunisian dialect) for musculoskeletal disease
- Sensitivity of the test
- 92.8%
- Specificity of the test
- 92.3%
- Positive likelihood ratio
- 2.16
- Negative likelihood ratio
- 0.01
- Positive pGALS
- 19
- Diagnosed with musculoskeletal disease
- 14
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Test duration (mean)
- Mean test duration 3.4 ± 2.3 min (mean ± SD)
- Acceptability and comprehension of the test were good
Internal consistency (Cronbach's α)
- Cronbach's α
- 0.852
Original publication
Reliability of the tunisian pediatric gait, arms, legs, and spine: toward a valid screening tool for tunisian children with musculoskeletal conditions. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 2 November 2023. doi:10.
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