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. 2019 Aug 26;14(8):e0221489. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221489

Table 2. Measures for test-retest and interrater reliability and internal consistency of BESTest and TCMS.

Internal consistency Test-retest (N = 10) Interrater (N = 10)
Cronbach's α ICC Sig. 95% CI SEM SDD ICC Sig. 95% CI SEM SDD
Total TCMS (0–58) 0.70 0.88 <0.001 0.51–0.97 1.66 4.61 0.76 <0.001 0.44–0.93 2.35 6.52
Static sitting balance (0–20) 0.77 0.79 0.002 0.38–0.94 0.51 1.41 0.65 <0.001 0.31–0.89 0.66 1.82
Selective movement control (0–28) 0.71 0.86 <0.001 0.51–0.96 1.42 3.94 0.77 <0.001 0.42–0.93 1.82 5.05
Dynamic reaching (0–10) 0.79 0.27 0.223 -0.45–0.76 1.45 4.03 0.92 <0.001 0.80–0.98 0.48 1.33
Total BESTest (%) 0.70 0.90 <0.001 0.66–0.98 2.99 8.30 0.94 <0.001 0.83–0.98 2.32 6.43
Biomechanical constraints 0.50 0.88 <0.001 0.60–0.97 5.50 15.26 0.86 <0.001 0.65–0.96 6.33 17.55
Stability limits/verticality 0.63 0.43 0.109 -0.30–0.82 5.91 16.39 0.84 <0.001 0.61–0.95 3.24 8.97
Anticipatory postural adjustments 0.30 0.85 <0.001 0.51–0.96 6.37 17.66 0.92 <0.001 0.80–0.98 4.40 12.18
Reactive postural response 0.51 0.31 0.188 -0.39–0.77 12.39 34.33 0.85 <0.001 0.62–0.96 5.43 15.05
Sensory orientation 0.60 0.68 0.013 0.13–0.91 5.23 14.49 0.60 0.001 0.24–0.86 5.17 14.34
Stability in gait 0.36 0.81 0.001 0.41–0.95 5.27 14.61 0.91 <0.001 0.77–0.97 3.27 9.06

BESTest: Balance evaluation systems test; TCMS: Trunk control measurement scale; CI: Confidence interval; SEM: Standard error of measurement; SDD: Smallest detectable difference; Sig <0.05