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Table 5 Subgroup analysis of test-retest reliability considering aetiology of dementia

From: Recommended motor assessments based on psychometric properties in individuals with dementia: a systematic review

  Alzheimer’s disease Various types/not reported
BBS ICC = 0.95
MDC95% = 38.6% [14] 		ICC = 0.99
MDC95% = 10.2% [43]
TUG (between-day reliability) ICC = 0.72–0.76
(MDC95% = 20.3–24.9%) [14, 51] 		ICC = 0.87–0.99
(MDC95% = 15.8–39.6%) [17, 43, 102]
Up and go tasks (between-day reliability) ICC = 0.51–0.76
(MDC95% = 20.3–36.2%) [14, 51] 		ICC = 0.87–0.99
(MDC95% = 15.8–39.6%) [17, 43, 102]
Short distance walking speed (without NeuroCom Balance Master) ICC = 0.95–0.98
MDC95% = 10.2–28.9% [6, 121] 		ICC = 0.83–0.95
MDC95% = 31.6–84.3% [17, 26, 43]
5x STS ICC = 0.80
MDC95% = 29.9% [51] 		ICC = 0.94
MDC95% = n.r [102].
STS assessments (without Rising Index) ICC = 0.02–0.80
MDC95% = 29.9–80.2% [51] 		ICC = 0.79–0.94
MDC95% = 33.2–45.7% [17, 102]
Maximum isometric strength assessed with dynamometers ICC = 0.95–0.98
MDC95% = n.r [114]. 		ICC = 0.63–0.71
MDC95% = n.r [102].
  1. 5x STS Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, BBS Berg Balance Scale, ICC Intraclass correlation coefficient, MDC95% Percentage minimal detectable changes at 95% confidence interval, n.r. Not reported, STS Sit-to-Stand, TUG Timed Up & Go Test.
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