Intra-rater reliability
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Winograd et al. [29]
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50 hospitalised patients, mean age 74.8 (SD = 7.9). Tested 48 hours apart. If the patient reported or the chart indicated a change in condition, the patient was excluded. This study included 33 patients.
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Pass-fail scoring system.
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0.99*
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Pooled SD not provided. Baseline SD 2.1 for sample 1 (n = 146) and 1.7 for sample 2 (n = 352). Weighted average SD = 1.8.
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0.18
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0.42
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Winograd et al. [29]
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As above.
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3 level scoring system.
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0.98#
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Pooled SD not provided. Baseline SD 2.8 for sample 1 (n = 146) and 3.1 for sample 2 (n = 352). Weighted average SD = 3.0.
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0.42
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0.97
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Sherrington and Lord [39]
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Test retest of 30 older people, mean age 81.1 years (SD = 7.5) following hip fracture (16 rehabilitation hospital inpatients and 14 community dwelling). Two assessments one day apart.
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3 level scoring system.
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0.96# (0.92 -0.98)
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Test 1 SD = 2.4 and test 2 SD = 2.2. Weighted average SD = 2.3.
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0.46
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1.07
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Inter-rater reliability
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Winograd et al. [29]
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31 patients, mean age 75 (SD = 6.43), selected from (1) acute medical unit inpatients that had impaired mobility and (2) acute medical and surgical inpatients aged ≥ 65 years. Two assessors independently rated each patient's performance on the PPME.
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Pass-fail scoring system.
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0.99
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Pooled SD not provided. Baseline SD 2.1 for sample 1 (n = 146) and 1.7 for sample 2 (n = 352). Weighted average SD = 1.8.
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0.18
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0.42
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Winograd et al. [29]
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As above.
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3 level scoring system.
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0.99
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Pooled SD not provided. Baseline SD 2.8 for sample 1 (n = 146) and 3.1 for sample 2 (n = 352). Weighted average SD = 3.0.
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0.3
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0.7
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