Table 4.
Within-test reliability of the Standardized Nine Hole Peg Test
| Variables | Stroke group (n = 28) affected arm |
Control group (n = 41) non-dominant arm |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC (95% CI) | SEM | ICC (95 CI) | SEM | |
| Time for Peg Grip, s | 0.80 (0.66–0.89) | 0.51 | 0.73 (0.59–0.84) | 0.18 |
| Time for Peg Transfer, s | 0.92 (0.87–0.96) | 0.10 | 0.90 (0.84–0.94) | 0.06 |
| Time for Peg In Hole, s | 0.43 (0.05–0.70) | 2.37 | 0.71 (0.55–0.83) | 0.29 |
| Time for Hand Return, s | 0.97 (0.94–0.98) | 0.04 | 0.91 (0.86–0.95) | 0.04 |
| Peak speed Peg Transfer, s | 0.96 (0.93–0.98) | 0.05 | 0.94 (0.90–0.96) | 0.05 |
| Peak speed Hand Return, s | 0.97 (0.94–0.98) | 0.06 | 0.91 (0.86–0.94) | 0.11 |
| Time to peak speed Peg Transfer, s | 0.44 (0.07–0.71) | 0.26 | 0.65 (0.46–0.79) | 0.06 |
| Time to peak speed Hand Return, s | 0.89 (0.81–0.94) | 0.07 | 0.85 (0.76–0.91) | 0.04 |
| NMU for Peg Transfer, n | 0.78 (0.62–0.88) | 0.93 | 0.61 (0.40–0.77) | 0.60 |
| NMU for Hand Return, n | 0.81 (0.69–0.90) | 0.66 | 0.37 (0.03–0.63) | 0.66 |
| Path ratio Peg Transfer | 0.44 (0.07–0.70) | 0.51 | 0.82 (0.72–0.89) | 0.07 |
| Path ratio Hand Return | 0.85 (0.75–0.92) | 0.10 | 0.91 (0.87–0.95) | 0.03 |
NMU Number of movement units, ICC Intraclass correlation coefficients, SEM standard error of measurement