Table 3 Intra-rater reliability results for each examiner, across both testing periods (n = 37)
Variable | Trial 1 mean (SD) | Trial 2 mean (SD) | ICC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Rater 1 – local WFL staff | |||
1. Happy with child’s feet? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
2. Recommend to others? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
3. Does child play with others? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
4. Does child wear shoes of choice? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
5. Does child have pain? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
Parental Rating sub score | 5.00 (0.0) | 5.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
6. Squatting | 0.84 (0.44) | 0.81 (0.51) | 0.82 (0.66 – 0.91) |
7. Walking | 0.97 (0.16) | 0.97 (0.16) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) |
8. Running | 0.84 (0.55) | 0.89 (0.45) | 0.53 (0.08 – 0.75) |
9. Up/down steps | 0.84 (0.37) | 0.78 (0.41) | 0.79 (0.59 – 0.89) |
Gait assessment sub score | 3.54 (1.04) | 3.43 (1.42) | 0.84 (0.71 – 0.92) |
10. Heel position - left | - 0.24 (0.62) | -0.31 (0.60) | 0.94 (0.88 – 0.97) |
Heel position - right | - 0.31 (0.67) | -0.48 (0.62) | 0.85 (0.69 – 0.93) |
11. Ankle range – 11.Ankle range - left | 0.88 (0.32) | 0.90 (0.31) | 0.52 (-0.04 – 0.77) |
Ankle range - right | 0.84 (0.36) | 0.84 (0.37) | 0.75 (0.49 – 0.88) |
Clinical examination sub score | 0.92 (1.30) | 0.81 (1.33) | 0.87 (0.76 – 0.93) |
Total score | 9.01 (2.49) | 9.24 (1.91) | 0.87 (0.76 – 0.93) |
Rater 2 – WFL trainer (visiting) | |||
1. Happy with child’s feet? mean (SD) | 0.99 (0.47) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
2. Recommend to others? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
3. Does child play with others? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
4. Does child wear shoes of choice? mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
5. Does child have pain? mean (SD) | 0.92 (0.36) | 0.97 (0.16) | 0.48 (0.001 – 0.73) |
Parental Rating sub score | 4.92 (0.36) | 4.97 (0.16) | 0.48 (0.001 – 0.73) |
6. Squatting | 0.84 (0.44) | 0.89 (0.39) | 0.92 (0.84 – 0.95) |
7. Walking | 0.97 (0.16) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
8. Running | 0.89 (0.45) | 1.00 (0.0) | 1.00 (0.0) |
9. Up/down steps | 0.81 (0.39) | 0.86 (0.34) | 0.89 (0.79 – 0.94) |
Gait assessment sub score | 3.51 (1.12) | 3.78 (0.47) | 0.75 (0.52 – 0.87) |
10. Heel position - left | -0.01 (0.56) | -0.03 (0.42) | 0.83 (0.64 – 0.92) |
- Heel position - right | -0.11 (0.56) | -0.28 (0.52) | 0.60 (0.17 – 0.81) |
11. Ankle range - left | 0.86 (0.34) | 0.79 (0.41) | 0.69 (0.34 – 0.85) |
- Ankle range - right | 0.77 (0.42) | 0.78 (0.42) | 0.77 (0.53 – 0.89) |
Clinical examination sub score | 1.18 (1.26) | 1.05 (0.99) | 0.86 (0.73 – 0.93) |
Total score | 9.10 (2.92) | 9.81 (1.17) | 0.82 (0.64 – 0.91) |