[Effectiveness of a training course on the measure of uterine height for nurses and nursing students]

Abstract

A prospective, longitudinal study sought to quantify the intra and inter-observer variability of the uterine height (UH) measurement and verify the contribution of a training course for nurses and nursing students in measurement bias. We selected two participants who performed two measurements in 20 pregnant women before and after the course. We calculated the intra and inter-observer variability, the coefficient of intraclass correlation, the absolute and relative technical error of measurement and the measure reliability. The paired t test showed a statistically significant reduce (p = 0.0396) in the measurement bias. We conclude that the training of nurses and nursing students in the technical measurement of UH significantly reduces intra and inter-observer variability.