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. 2018;70(2):113–119. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2016-104

Table 4.

Agreement of Each Item on the OMQ Scale, Scored by Paediatric Physical Therapists for Video-Recorded Children, Using a 5-Point Likert Scale

Item Median (range) Weighted κ* (95% CI) Mean (range)
Po Po total
1. Appropriate fine motor movements 3 (1–5) 0.35 (0.23, 0.48) 0.52 (0.32–0.61) 0.88 (0.68–1.0)
2. Appropriate gross motor movements 3 (1–5) 0.34 (0.21, 0.46) 0.44 (0.39–0.57) 0.91 (0.75–1.0)
3. Fluency of movements 3 (1–5) 0.24 (0.12, 0.36) 0.45 (0.32–0.57) 0.88 (0.79–0.93)
4. Reduced muscle tone 3 (1–5) 0.54 (0.40, 0.68) 0.58 (0.32–0.82) 0.89 (0.50–1.0)
5. Increased muscle tone 5 (1–5) 0.31 (0.05, 0.57) 0.72 (0.36–0.1) 0.90 (0.68–1.0)
6. Tremors 5 (3–5) 0.07 (–0.07, 0.20) 0.94 (0.86–1.0) 0.99 (0.96–1.0)
7. Slow and/or delayed movements 4 (1–5) 0.42 (0.17, 0.67) 0.52 (0.36–0.89) 0.82 (0.64–1.0)
8. Accelerated and/or abrupt movements 5 (2–5) 0.14 (0.04, 0.24) 0.65 (0.43–1.0) 0.87 (0.75–1.0)
9. Asymmetry in movements 4 (1–5) 0.40 (0.09, 0.72) 0.56 (0.43–0.79) 0.90 (0.89–1.0)
10. Accuracy (well-aimed) 3 (1–5) 0.26 (0.17, 0.36) 0.53 (0.39–0.82) 0.94 (0.82–1.0)
11. Strength regulation 3 (1–5) 0.28 (0.19, 0.37) 0.45 (0.39–0.53) 0.93 (0.82–1.0)
12. Variation in movements 3 (1–5) 0.27 (0.13, 0.42) 0.42 (0.32–0.46) 0.91 (0.82–1.0)
13. Involuntary movements 4 (1–5) 0.19 (0.01, 0.37) 0.53 (0.39–0.85) 0.86 (0.75–0.96)
14. Automated movements 3 (1–5) 0.29 (0.17, 0.41) 0.49 (0.39–0.61) 0.90 (0.82–0.96)
15. Stereotype movements 5 (1–5) 0.31 (0.03, 0.59) 0.71 (0.50–0.92) 0.91 (0.81–1.0)
*

Linear weighting.

Agreement of a 1-point scoring difference on the Likert scale (a score of 1 point higher or lower).

OMQ=Observable Movement Quality; Po=proportion of observed agreement.