Table 2 Reliability for InterRAI LTCF items
Assessment Area | Number of items | Average weighted kappa reliability of items in the Area (across country range) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Test retest reliability (n = 380) | Interrater reliability (n = 404) |
Cognition | 10 | 0.88 (0.68 - 0.94) | 0.73 (0.52-0.85) |
Communication/Hearing | 6 | 0.88 (0.73 - 0.93) | 0.79 (0.58-0.89) |
Mood/behavior | Â | Â | Â |
- Indicators of depression anxiety and sad mood | 14 | 0.75 (0.51 - 0.95) | 0.70 (0.48 - 0.86) |
- Behavior symptoms | 6 | 0.82 (0.71 - 0.95) | 0.72 (0.46 - 0.91) |
Psychosocial well-being | 19 | 0.82 (0.72 - 0.94) | 0.72 (0.52 - 0.94) |
Physical functioning | 18 | 0.85 (0.62 - 0.95) | 0.80 (0.62 - 0.90) |
Continence | 4 | 0.87 (0.52 - 1) | 0.91 (0.68 - 0.96) |
Disease diagnoses | 21 | 0.91 (0.75 - 0.96) | 0.76 (0.62 - 0.89) |
Health conditions | Â | Â | Â |
- Falls | 2 | 0.82 (0.66 - 0.98) | 0.76 (0.49 - 1) |
- Problems/conditions | 22 | 0.78 (0.66 - 0.90) | 0.66 (0.46 - 0.88) |
- Pain | 5 | 0.81 (0.54 - 0.96) | 0.70 (0.55 - 0.88) |
- Instability of conditions | 3 | 0.86 (0.64 - 0.95) | 0.65 (0.41 - 0.87) |
- Self-reported health | 1 | 0.82 (0.72 - 0.91) | 0.70 (0.56 - 0.80) |
Oral/Nutritional Status | 12 | 0.81 (0.65 - 0.93) | 0.68 (0.52 - 0.80) |
Skin conditions | 7 | 0.79 (0.63 - 0.99) | 0.74 (0.44 - 0.88) |
Medication | 1 | 0.92 (0.75 - 0.98) | 0.85 (0.70 - 0.95) |
Treatments and procedures | Â | Â | Â |
- Prevention | 8 | 0.87 (0.72 - 0.98) | 0.70 (0.42 - 0.91) |
- Treatments | 14 | 0.88 (0.69 - 0.97) | 0.83 (0.66 - 0.92) |
- Restrictive devices | 3 | 0.86 (0.65 - 0.97) | 0.79 (0.69 - 0.89) |
Discharge potential and overall status | 4 | 0.91 (0.79 - 0.98) | 0.77 (0.63 - 0.85) |
Activity Pursuit | 18 | 0.80 (0.54 - 0.95) | 0.64 (0.44 - 0.95) |