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Table 3 Concordance and validity indexes between patients' baseline functional data obtained from physicians and those obtained from respondents, according to each ADL items.

From: Functional assessment of older patients in the emergency department: comparison between standard instruments, medical records and physicians' perceptions

 

Kappa coefficient (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%) (95% CI)

Specificity (%) (95% CI)

Positive predictive value (%) (95% CI)

Negative predictive value (%) (95% CI)

Katz (n = 90)

0.47 (0.38–0.57)

    

Bathing (n = 97)

0.34 (0.14–0.54)

69.8 (56.0–83.5)

64.8 (52.1–77.6)

61.2 (47.6–74.9)

72.9 (60.3–85.5)

Dressing (n = 96)

0.42 (0.24–0.60)

87.5 (74.3–100)

66.7 (55.8–77.6)

46.7 (32.1–61.2)

94.1 (87.7–100)

Toileting (n = 96)

0.39 (0.20–0.58)

71.4 (54.7–88.2)

72.1 (61.4–82.7)

51.3 (35.6–67.0)

86.0 (77.0–95.0)

Transfer from bed to chair (n = 93)

0.32 (0.12–0.52)

64.0 (45.2–82.8)

72.1 (61.4–82.7)

45.7 (29.2–62.2)

84.5 (75.2–93.8)

Continence (n = 94)

0.28 (0.08–0.48)

61.5 (48.3–74.8)

66.7 (52.4–80.9)

69.6 (56.3–82.9)

58.3 (44.4–72.3)

Feeding (n = 95)

0.29 (0.10–0.48)

50.0 (15.4–84.7)

88.5 (81.8–95.2)

28.6 (4.9–52.2)

95.1 (90.3–99.8)

Walking (n = 92)

0.34 (0.14–0.55)

64.7 (48.6–80.8)

70.7 (59.0–82.4)

56.4 (40.9–72.0)

77.4 (66.1–88.6)