Reliability of the Maximal Step Length Test and Its Correlation with Motor Function in Chronic Stroke Survivors

Table 4

Test-retest reliability and MDC of MSL test in stroke survivors.

		Rater A			Rater B
		ICC	SEM	MDC (cm)	ICC	SEM	MDC (cm)
Affected side	Forward	0.956 (0.887-0.979)	3.3	9.2	0.955 (0.888-0.979)	3.3	9.2
	Sideway	0.909 (0.807-0.953)	4.0	11.0	0.909 (0.807-0.954)	4.0	11.0
	Backward	0.940 (0.879-0.959)	4.1	11.4	0.942 (0.883-0.970)	4.0	11.0
Less affected side	Forward	0.942 (0.877-0.970)	3.6	10.1	0.943 (0.881-0.971)	3.6	10.0
	Sideway	0.907 (0.705-0.960)	4.5	12.5	0.909 (0.734-0.960)	4.5	12.3
	Backward	0.937 (0.796-0.973)	4.2	11.7	0.939 (0.819-0.973)	4.1	11.4

Note. All the listed ICC values are (95% confidence interval).
SEM, standard error of the mean.