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Table 11 (abstract P29) Intra-rater reliability (muscle groups)

From: 5th National Congress of the Italian Society of Physiotherapy

 

Muscle group

Reliability

Correlation coefficient (95% CI)

No. of studies

No. of participants

COSMIN

MAS

elbow flexors

Intra-rater

0.75 (0.68 to 0.82) a

6

201

4P/2F

MAS

wrist flexors

Intra-rater

0.68 (0.56 to 0.80)

4

152

2P/2F

MAS

hip adductors

Intra-rater

0.66 (0.61 to 0.71)

5

130

3P/2F

MAS

knee flexors

Intra-rater

0.62 (0.48 to 0.76)

7

215

4P/3F

MAS

knee extensors

Intra-rater

0.53 (0.36 to 0.71)

2

37

2P/0F

MAS

ankle plantaflexors

Intra-rater

0.60 (0.52 to 0.68)

7

215

4P/3F

MAS

elbow flexors

Inter-rater

0.77 (0.62 to 0.91) a

5

211

3P/2F

MAS

wrist flexors

Inter-rater

0.68 (0.49 to 0.87)

4

132

3P/1F

MMAS

elbow flexors

Inter-rater

0.83 (0.72 to 0.94) a

3

100

0P/3F

MMAS

wrist flexors

Inter-rater

0.87 (0.78 to 0.96) a

2

45

0P/2F

MAS

hip adductors

Inter-rater

0.60 (0.41 to 0.80)

5

110

3P/2F

MAS

hip internal rotators

Inter-rater

0.63 (0.43 to 0.83)

2

55

0P/2F

MAS

elbow flexors

Inter-rater

0.60 (0.46 to 0.74)

6

178

4P/2F

MAS

knee extensors

Inter-rater

0.37 (0.34 to 0.41)

2

37

2P/0F

MAS

ankle plantaflexors

Inter-rater

0.45 (0.36 to 0.54)

7

195

4P/3F

  1. MAS Modified Ashworth Scale, MMAS Modified Modified Ashworth Scale, P poor, F fair
  2. a correlation coefficient >0.70