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Table 3 Agreement and reliability results for the 16 items of the Peripheral Intravenous Catheters mini questionnaire (PIVC miniQ)

From: Correction to: Monitoring quality of care for peripheral intravenous catheters; feasibility and reliability of the peripheral intravenous catheters mini questionnaire (PIVC-miniQ)

Item on the PIVC miniQ

neg

disagree

positive

sum

Negative agreement

Positive agreement

Absolute agreement

Scott’s pi

PIVC Pain and tenderness

168

15

22

205

0.957

0.746

0.927

0.703

Redness > 1 cm from insertion site

167

26

12

205

0.928

0.480

0.873

0.408

Swelling> 1 cm from insertion site

195

10

0

205

0.975

0.000

0.951

−0.025

Warmth at insertion site

199

5

1

205

0.988

0.286

0.976

0.273

Purulence

200

4

1

205

0.990

0.333

0.981

0.323

Streak/red line along the vein

199

4

2

205

0.990

0.500

0.981

0.490

Induration, hardness of tissue

197

7

1

205

0.983

0.222

0.966

0.205

Palpable hard vein beyond tip

190

13

2

205

0.967

0.235

0.937

0.202

Partial/complete dislodgement

201

2

2

205

0.995

0.667

0.990

0.662

Soiled with blood or fluids

146

21

38

205

0.933

0.784

0.898

0.716

Loose or lifting dressing edges

156

23

26

205

0.931

0.693

0.889

0.625

Fixed with tape only

202

3

0

205

0.993

0.000

0.985

−0.007

Blood in line

133

39

33

205

0.872

0.629

0.810

0.501

Insertion date not documented on PIVC dressing

85

18

102

205

0.904

0.919

0.912

0.823

Indication unknown

169

21

15

205

0.942

0.588

0.898

0.531

PIVC insertion date in is chart is lacking

132

36

37

205

0.880

0.673

0.824

0.553

  1. PIVC Peripheral Intravenous Catheter