Agreement between the three clinicians about diagnosis of affected arm
| Diagnosis | Prevalence (%)† | κ Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant | Spec reg | Nurse | Cons/spec reg | Cons/nurse | Spec reg/nurse | |
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01; †prevalence is the percentage of affected shoulders which were found to test positive; ‡McNemar p<0.05 denoting significant difference in prevalence between the two raters. | ||||||
| Rotator cuff diagnosis (undifferentiated) | 72 (n = 153) | 82 (n = 158) | 82 (n = 159) | 0.46**‡ | 0.41**‡ | 0.38** |
| Impingement | 49 (n = 156) | 69 (n = 159) | 66 (n = 159) | 0.39**‡ | 0.16*‡ | 0.43** |
| Acromioclavicular joint | 15 (n = 156) | 27 (n = 159) | 46 (n = 159) | 0.24**‡ | 0.17**‡ | 0.29**‡ |
| Adhesive capsulitis/GHOA | 19 (n = 156) | 23 (n = 159) | 33 (n = 159) | 0.77** | 0.26**‡ | 0.30**‡ |
| Referred pain | 12 (n = 156) | 7 (n = 159) | 14 (n = 159) | 0.56**‡ | 0.43** | 0.30**‡ |