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Table 2 Inter-rater agreement for PTs rating patients’ ability to perform exercises

From: Agreement among physiotherapists in assessing patient performance of exercises for low-back pain

Agreement

All PTs

Rehabilitation centre PTs

Primary-care PTs

First assessment

Second assessment*

Global

0.48 (0.32–0.56)

0.66 (0.54–0.76)

0.70 (0.58–0.77)

0.28 (0.09–0.37)

For strengthening exercises

0.42 (0.2–0.52)

0.58 (0.32–0.71)

0.65 (0.43–0.77)

0.34 (0.07–0.48)

For stretching exercises

0.55 (0.35–0.64)

0.73 (0.56–0.82)

0.73 (0.57–0.82)

0.21(− 0.01–0.28)

  1. Data are intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs)
  2. *1 month later