TY - JOUR
T1 - Inter-observer variation in the assessment of skin ulceration.
AU - Buntinx, F.
AU - Beckers, H.
AU - De Keyser, G.
AU - Flour, M.
AU - Nissen, G.
AU - Raskin, T.
AU - De Vet, H.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Six observers (three physicians and three nurses) assessed 27 wounds of different types in 20 elderly patients, using five different classification systems. Using classification by colours, inter-observer agreement was moderate when six colours were used (70% agreement, group kappa 53%), and good if this was reduced to three (80% agreement, group kappa 64%). Results were only moderate using the Shea scoring system (68% agreement, group kappa 42%). Assessment for signs of infection was fair to moderate (75-85% agreement, group kappa 29-55%), but there was high inter-observer agreement for size and area (analysis of variance, p > or = 0.88).
AB - Six observers (three physicians and three nurses) assessed 27 wounds of different types in 20 elderly patients, using five different classification systems. Using classification by colours, inter-observer agreement was moderate when six colours were used (70% agreement, group kappa 53%), and good if this was reduced to three (80% agreement, group kappa 64%). Results were only moderate using the Shea scoring system (68% agreement, group kappa 42%). Assessment for signs of infection was fair to moderate (75-85% agreement, group kappa 29-55%), but there was high inter-observer agreement for size and area (analysis of variance, p > or = 0.88).
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.1996.5.4.166
DO - https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.1996.5.4.166
M3 - Article
C2 - 8826261
SN - 0969-0700
VL - 5
SP - 166
EP - 170
JO - Journal of wound care
JF - Journal of wound care
IS - 4
ER -