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Table 2 Comparison of reliability between pharmacists in hospitals and those in the community on three sets of prescriptions using Cohen’s Kappa

From: Evaluation of the reliability of the criteria for assessing prescription quality in Chinese hospitals among pharmacists in China

Comparators

Ppos

Pneg

Median Kappa (95% Cl)

Set 1

 SA

 HPs

0.64

0.98

0.63 (0.59–0.74)

 CPs

0.61

0.98

0.59 (0.48–0.65)

Set 2

 SA

 HPs

0.76

0.99

0.75 (0.62–0.81)

 CPs

0.66

0.99

0.64 (0.46–0.71)

Set 3

 SA

 HPs

0.86

0.99

0.86 (0.75–0.88) ∆

 CPs

0.76

0.99

0.75 (0.73–0.86) ∆, #

  1. Ppos Proportion of positive agreement, Pneg Proportion of negative agreement, HPs Hospital pharmacists, CPs Community pharmacists, SA Standard answers
  2. ∆ means p < 0.05, Set 3 vs. Set 1; # means p < 0.05, Set 3 vs. Set 2
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