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Table 3 Weighted Kappa between assessments by factor

From: Electronic and paper versions of a faces pain intensity scale: concordance and preference in hospitalized children

Factor

Subgroup

Weighted Kappa

95% lower limit

95%upper limit

Order

Electronic/Paper (n = 104)

0.837

0.762

0.913

 

Paper/electronic (n = 98)

0.854

0.786

0.921

Preferencea

Electronic (n = 159)

0.824

0.761

0.887

 

Paper (n = 23)

0.921

0.836

1.000

Status

Medicine (n = 36)

0.852

0.745

0.959

 

Surgery (n = 166)

0.837

0.777

0.897

Age (3 categories)

4-6 years (n = 60)

0.833

0.728

0.939

 

7-9 years (n = 66)

0.820

0.725

0.916

 

10-12 years (n = 76)

0.869

0.795

0.942

Sex

Girls (n = 85)

0.853

0.778

0.928

 

Boys (n = 117)

0.838

0.770

0.907

Analgesic treatment

None (n = 40)

0.846

0.722

0.970

 

Level 1 (n = 64)

0.800

0.705

0.895

 

Level 2 (n = 53)

0.835

0.715

0.955

 

Level 3 (n = 45)

0.889

0.812

0.966

  1. a Answer 'does not know' was excluded from the calculation of Kappa
  2. * Analgesic levels: reference to the three step analgesic ladder of WHO