Table 3

Inter-rater reliability (ICC) of ADL items in clinical assessment

Shared itemsSPES/SCOPAUPDRSNon-shared items
*All agreements “substantial” (>0.60), except changing positions (S15) where agreement is “moderate”.
ADL, activities of daily living; ICC, intra-class correlation coefficient; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.
Speech0.660.68
Feeding0.630.61
Dressing0.800.76
Hygiene0.700.71
Changing positions0.58*0.73
Walking0.610.66
Handwriting0.820.85
0.91Salivation
0.90Swallowing
0.73Falling (unrelated to freezing)
0.77Freezing when walking
0.83Tremor
0.68Sensory complaints