Table 2.
Test–Retest Reliability indices of mFARS scale.
| Parameter | max. score | n |
Mean (SD) D1 |
Mean (SD) D2 |
d | P* | ICC | 95%CI | CV | SEM | MDC |
MDC (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mFARS | 93 | 172 | 42.3 (10.8) | 42.3 (10.7) | −0.1 (3.3) | 0.956 | 0.95 | (0.94–0.96) | 5.57 | 2.36 | 5.51 | 6 |
| FARSn | 125 | 172 | 52.2 (12.2) | 52.2 (12) | 0 (4.3) | 0.995 | 0.94 | (0.92–0.95) | 5.75 | 3.02 | 7.05 | 6 |
| FARSn‐117 | 117 | 405 | 48.1 (18.1) | 48.1 (17.8) | 0 (4.8) | 0.969 | 0.96 | (0.96–0.97) | 6.99 | 3.39 | 7.91 | 7 |
| Subscores | ||||||||||||
| Bulbar | 5 | 172 | 0.7 (0.6) | 0.8 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.251 | 0.73 | (0.65–0.79) | 42.89 | 0.33 | 0.77 | 15 |
| Upper Limbs | 36 | 172 | 12.6 (4.7) | 12.5 (4.7) | −0.1 (2.2) | 0.806 | 0.89 | (0.85–0.92) | 12.57 | 1.58 | 3.68 | 10 |
| Lower Limbs | 16 | 172 | 7.1 (2.6) | 7.2 (2.6) | 0.1 (1.5) | 0.790 | 0.83 | (0.78–0.87) | 15.07 | 1.07 | 2.49 | 16 |
| Upright Stability | 36 | 172 | 21.9 (6.3) | 21.8 (6.4) | −0.1 (2) | 0.892 | 0.95 | (0.93–0.96) | 6.48 | 1.40 | 3.26 | 9 |
| Items (mFARS only) | ||||||||||||
| A4 cough | 2 | 172 | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0 (0.2) | 0.705 | 0.75 | (0.68–0.81) | 129.30 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 16 |
| A4 speech | 3 | 172 | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.226 | 0.65 | (0.56–0.73) | 45.71 | 0.29 | 0.68 | 23 |
| B1 finger to finger | 6 | 172 | 1.5 (1) | 1.6 (1.1) | 0.1 (0.8) | 0.439 | 0.72 | (0.63–0.78) | 36.97 | 0.56 | 1.30 | 22 |
| B2 nose to finger | 8 | 172 | 2.3 (1) | 2.2 (1.1) | 0 (0.8) | 0.782 | 0.70 | (0.61–0.77) | 26.17 | 0.57 | 1.32 | 17 |
| B3 dysmetria | 8 | 172 | 2.8 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.3) | −0.1 (1) | 0.447 | 0.68 | (0.59–0.75) | 26.81 | 0.76 | 1.78 | 22 |
| B4 rapid movements | 6 | 172 | 2.9 (1.3) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0.9) | 0.837 | 0.76 | (0.68–0.81) | 21.99 | 0.66 | 1.55 | 26 |
| B5 finger taps | 8 | 172 | 3.1 (1.5) | 3 (1.5) | −0.1 (1.1) | 0.519 | 0.72 | (0.64–0.79) | 25.92 | 0.80 | 1.88 | 23 |
| C1 heel shin slide | 8 | 172 | 4.2 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.4) | −0.1 (1.1) | 0.677 | 0.72 | (0.64–0.79) | 18.19 | 0.76 | 1.78 | 22 |
| C2 heel shin tap | 8 | 172 | 2.9 (1.6) | 3.1 (1.6) | 0.1 (1) | 0.419 | 0.80 | (0.73–0.84) | 24.09 | 0.73 | 1.71 | 21 |
| E1 sitting position | 4 | 172 | 0.7 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.362 | 0.64 | (0.55–0.72) | 41.88 | 0.32 | 0.75 | 19 |
| E2A stance feet apart | 4 | 172 | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.6 (1.3) | 0 (0.6) | 0.989 | 0.90 | (0.87–0.92) | 71.62 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 25 |
| E2B (eyes closed) | 4 | 172 | 2.8 (1.7) | 2.8 (1.7) | 0 (0.7) | 0.924 | 0.91 | (0.88–0.93) | 18.61 | 0.52 | 1.22 | 30 |
| E3A stance feet together | 4 | 172 | 1.9 (1.8) | 1.9 (1.8) | 0.1 (0.9) | 0.797 | 0.87 | (0.83–0.9) | 34.55 | 0.65 | 1.52 | 38 |
| E3B (eyes closed) | 4 | 172 | 3.9 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.4) | 0 (0.2) | 0.734 | 0.89 | (0.85–0.92) | 3.61 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 8 |
| E4 tandem stance | 4 | 172 | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.4 (1.3) | −0.2 (1) | 0.104 | 0.60 | (0.49–0.69) | 20.15 | 0.60 | 1.39 | 35 |
| E5 stance dominant foot | 4 | 172 | 3.9 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.4) | 0 (0.3) | 0.772 | 0.82 | (0.77–0.87) | 4.65 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 10 |
| E6 tandem walk | 3 | 172 | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | 0 (0.5) | 0.708 | 0.75 | (0.67–0.81) | 15.21 | 0.37 | 0.87 | 29 |
| E7 gait | 5 | 172 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.5) | 0.895 | 0.92 | (0.9–0.94) | 16.61 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 16 |
*
p‐value for paired t‐test comparing the means between both visits