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Table 3 Test-retest reproducibility results for the Symptom Severity Scale and the Dutch-AIMS2-HFF

From: Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Symptom Severity Scale and the hand and finger function subscale of the Dutch arthritis impact measurement scales (Dutch-AIMS2-HFF) in primary care patients with wrist or hand problems

 

N

Mean baseline (SD)

Mean 10 days (SD)

Δ Mean (SD)

Limits of agreement

ICCagreement (95% CI)

SEM

SDCind

SDCgroup

Symptom Severity Scale* (1–5)

84

2.09 (0.57)

1.98 (0.69)

0.11 (0.50)

-0.87 to 1.09

0.68 (0.54 to 0.78)

0.36

1.00

0.11

Dutch-AIMS2-HFF* (0–10)

81

1.85 (2.09)

2.21 (2.37)

-0.32 (1.93)

-4.10 to 3.46

0.62 (0.47 to 0.74)

1.37

3.80

0.42

  1. * higher score means worse functioning; SD = standard deviation; ICCagreement = intra-class correlation coefficient for agreement; CI = confidence interval; SEM = standard error of measurement; SDCind = smallest detectable change at individual level; SDCgroup = smallest detectable change at group level.