Table 3 Comparisons among self-reports and EMR data by ethnic group
From: Ethnic minorities and prescription medication; concordance between self-reports and medical records
Dutch | Morocco | Turkey | Netherlands Antilles | Surinam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
self-reported receipt of a prescription vs. EMR prescribed medication | |||||
Percentage agreement | |||||
both yes | 4.5 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
both no | 73.8 | 70.4 | 62.7 | 65.2 | 59.6 |
Total agreement | 78.3 | 74.1 | 72.8 | 70.8 | 69.5 |
Percentage disagreement | |||||
underreporting | 11.2 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 8.5 |
overreporting | 10.6 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 22.0 |
total disagreement | 21.8 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 29.2 | 30.5 |
kappa | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.21 |
self-reported use of prescribed medication vs. EMR prescribed medication | |||||
Percentage agreement | |||||
both yes | 13.2 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 15.6 |
both no | 49.3 | 59.3 | 54.8 | 53.9 | 43.3 |
total agreement | 62.5 | 66.2 | 66.5 | 65.1 | 58.9 |
Percentage disagreement | |||||
underreporting | 2.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
overreporting | 35.0 | 31.2 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 38.3 |
total disagreement | 37.5 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 34.8 | 41.1 |
Kappa | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 |