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Table 4 Rater agreements in percentage agreement and Cohen κ for the Decision Support System

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Decision Support System (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older adults

 

Rater 1 and 2 (20 patient cases)

Rater 3 and 4 (40 patient cases)

Items*

PA(%)

Cohen κ(95% CI)

PA (%)

Cohen κ(95% CI)

Free airways

100

- (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Breathing frequency within 8–25/min

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Saturation above or equal to 92 %

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Heart rate between 50-100 s/min

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Blood pressure (≥100 mm Hg)

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Degree of conciousness (Reaction level scale is 1)

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Temperature

100

1.00 (-)

100

1.00 (-)

Urinary catheter

95.0

0.65 (0.01,1.28)

90.0

0.62 (0.15,1.08)

Dizziness

95.0

-

75.0

0.50 (0.14.0.86)

Breathing problem

90.0

0.69 (0.28, 1.08)

85.0

0.70 (0.41.0.92)

Chest pain

100

1.00(-)

80.0

0.53 (0.14,0.92)

Diabetes

100

1.00(-)

100

1.00(-)

Fever symptom

95.0

0.78 (0.34, 1.20)

90.0

0.62 (0.14,1.08)

Affected general health

76.0

0.63(0.29, 0.99)

76.5

0.53 (0.12, 0.93)

Back pain

100

1.00 (-)

90.0

0.46 (-0.13, 1.05)