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Table 2 Measures of agreement, disagreement and association in assessments on the items of function/activity in the Functional Barometer, FB(1.0) and on similar items on the Balanced Inventory for Spinal Disorders (BIS)

From: The functional barometer –a self-report questionnaire in accordance with the international classification of functioning, disability and health for pain related problems; validity and patient-observer comparisons

The FB(1.0) items

The BIS items

n

RP

RV

Function/activity

Physical limitations

PA (%)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

r s

D

Walking

Outdoor activities (shopping etc)

89

0.16

0.17

36%

(0.04 to 0.28)

(0.08 to 0.26)

rs 0.45

0.14

Walking

Walking ability

87

-0.36

0.04

32%

(-0.45 to -0.26)

(0.008 to 0.06)

rs 0.73

0.06

Walking up and down stairs

Walking ability

87

-0.37

0.09

32%

(-0.47 to -0.26)

(0.03 to 0.14)

rs 0.61

0.10

Making the bed

Indoor activities (cleaning, cooking)

85

0.40

0.11

28%

(0.30 to 0.51)

(0.04 to 0.17)

rs,0.55

0.11

Going by car, bus, train

Outdoor activities (shopping etc)

87

0.23

0.22

39%

(0.10 to 0.35)

(0.09 to 0.34)

rs 0.40

0.16

Going by car, bus, train

Leisure activities e.g. traveling, sports, societies

87

0.44

0.18

34%

(0.33 to 0.54)

(0.07 to 0.29)

rs 0.47

0.14

Lifting, carrying a shopping bag

Outdoor activities (shopping, etc)

89

-0.06

0.13

45%

(-0.17 to 0.05)

(0.02 to 0.25)

rs 0.53

0.10

Exercise/sports

Leisure activities e.g. traveling, sports, societies

89

0.05

0.09

43%

(-0.05 to 0.16)

(0.03 to 0.16)

rs 0.56

0.10

Easy work

Indoor activities (cleaning, cooking)

86

0.41

0.18

30%

(0.29 to 0.52)

(0.08 to 0.29)

rs 0.43

0.15

Sleeping in nights

I have sleeping disturbances

86

0.15

0.008

53%

(0.077 to 0.22)

(0 to 0.02)

rs 0.84

0.02

Ordinary housework

Indoor activities (cleaning, cooking

87

0.37

0.06

40%

(0.27 to 0.46)

(0.02 to 0.10)

rs 0.62

0.08

  1. The measures of percentage agreement (PA), of the systematic disagreement in position (RP), of individual variability (RV), of disorder (D), and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient (rs).