Reliability of selected scales in patients with immune-mediated polyneuropathies (n=113)
| “Experienced” couple of examiners (couple No 1; 45 patients)* | “Variable” couples of examiners (couples Nos 2–28; 68 patients)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interobserver agreement | Intraobserver agreement | Interobserver agreement | Intraobserver agreement | |
| *Intraclass correlation coefficient (R) (p < 0.0001 for all associations). | ||||
| Rankin scale | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 0.85 |
| Nine hole peg test | ||||
| Right hand | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.90 |
| Left hand | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.94 |
| 10 metre walk test | 0.99 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.96 |