Table 4 Agreement between Family Physician & Rheumatologist GALS Scores
From: Validation of the GALS musculoskeletal screening exam for use in primary care: a pilot study
PPOS | PNEG | POBS | Estimated Kappa (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain/Stiffness | 0.944 | 0.758 | 0.910 | 0.704 (0.500, 0.908) |
Difficulty Dressing | 0.731 | 0.904 | 0.858 | 0.636 (0.444, 0.832) |
Difficulty on Stairs | 0.909 | 0.911 | 0.910 | 0.821 (0.694, 0.947) |
Gait | 0.676 | 0.813 | 0.784 | 0.490 (0.310, 0.670) |
Arms – Appearance | 0.617 | 0.793 | 0.742 | 0.412 (0.222, 0.601) |
Arms – Movement | 0.634 | 0.821 | 0.760 | 0.458 (0.271, 0.646) |
Legs – Appearance | 0.574 | 0.583 | 0.578 | 0.164 (0.000, 0.359) |
Legs – Movement | 0.711 | 0.666 | 0.690 | 0.379 (0.196, 0.563) |
Spine – Appearance | 0.400 | 0.697 | 0.597 | 0.128 (0.000, 0.314) |
Spine – Movement | 0.632 | 0.743 | 0.697 | 0.385 (0.204, 0.566) |