Table 2.
Reproducibility and agreement between the self-reporting line drawings and the clinical assessment
| Reproducibility | Agreement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Report Instrument | Participant Intra | Observer Intra | Participant Observer Inter |
| k (95% CI) | k (95% CI) | k (95% CI) | |
| Item-1: Lumbar Sp. | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Item-1: Lumbar Sp. (sitting) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Item-2: Knee R | 0.88 (0.73, 1.00) | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.87, 1.00) |
| Item-3: Knee L | 0.88 (0.86, 1.00) | 0.88 (0.86, 1.00) | 0.90 (0.76, 1.00) |
| Item-4: Thumb R | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Item-5: Thumb L | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Item-6: Elbow R | 0.94 (0.81, 1.00) | 0.95 (0.84, 1.00) | 0.75 (0.60, 0.90) |
| Item-7: Elbow L | 0.95 (0.84, 1.00) | 0.95 (0.85, 1.00) | 0.90 (0.81, 1.00) |
| Item-8: Little Finger R | 0.88 (0.64, 1.00) | 1.00 | 0.77 (0.59, 0.96) |
| Item-9: Little Finger L | 0.79 (0.39, 1.00) | 0.88 (0.64, 1.00) | 0.73 (0.48, 0.98) |
| Beighton Score ≥ 4/9 | 0.91 (0.74, 1.00) | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.87, 1.00) |
< 0 = poor agreement, 0.01–0.20 = slight agreement, 0.21–0.40 = fair agreement, 0.41–0.60 = moderate agreement, 0.61–0.80 = substantial agreement, 0.81–1.00 = almost perfect agreement [27]