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Table 11 Intra-rater agreement between first and second reading of the first observer in SnF group and SA pre- and post-therapy

From: A comparative study of stretch-and-flow voice therapy versus Smith accent method in rehabilitation of hyperfunctional dysphonia: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group A (SnF group)

Group B (SA group)

ICC

95% CI

ICC

95% CI

Pre-therapy

 A. Grade of dysphonia

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

 B. Voice quality

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

 C. Voice pitch

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

0.844

0.553 to 1.000

 D. Voice loudness

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

Post-therapy

 A. Grade of dysphonia

0.6968

0.4541 to 0.8432

0.8382

0.6878 to 0.9196

 B. Voice quality

0.8621

0.7307 to 0.9319

0.8922

0.7862 to 0.9472

 C. Voice pitch

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

 D. Voice loudness

1.000

1.000 to 1.000

0.793

0.522 t o1.000

  1. ICC intra-class correlation (1, perfect reliability; ≥ 0.9 excellent reliability; and ≥ 0.8 < 0.9, good reliability)