Detection and classification of inappropriate hospital stay


Table 3: Agreement between raters on appropriateness of admission days and on the reason for inappropriate admission
Degree of agreement, k (and 95% confidence interval)
Pairwise comparisonAppropriateness of admission days n = 80 Reasons for inappropriate admission [n]
Nurse A v. panel0.69  (0.47-0.91) [26]  0.90  (0.59-1.00)
Nurse A v. nurse C0.68  (0.47-0.89) [33]  0.33  (0.08-0.58)
Nurse A v. nurse B0.92  (0.70-1.00) [34]  0.79  (0.52-1.00)
Panel v. nurse C0.49  (0.29-0.69) [27]  0.30  (0.01-0.59)
Nurse B v. panel0.75  (0.53-0.97) [26]  0.72  (0.39-1.00)
Nurse B v. nurse C0.62  (0.40-0.84) [36]  0.41  (0.14-0.68)