Premium
Statistical Characteristics of the Weighted Inter‐Rater Reliability Index for Clinically Validating Nursing Diagnoses
Author(s) -
Oliveira Lopes Marcos Venícios,
Silva Viviane Martins,
Araujo Thelma Leite,
Silva Filho José Vieira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12047
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , index (typography) , estimator , medical diagnosis , statistics , correlation , clinical practice , sample (material) , medicine , sample size determination , mathematics , nursing , computer science , pathology , power (physics) , physics , geometry , world wide web , chemistry , quantum mechanics , chromatography
Purpose To analyze the statistical characteristics of the weighted inter‐rater reliability index for validating nursing diagnoses. Methods From a computational algorithm, the index values were compared with the sample size, frequency of the clinical indicator, number of agreements between raters, and three other agreement estimators. Findings The index moderately correlated with the frequency of the clinical indicator and strongly correlated with the number of agreements and disagreements between the raters. This index showed a poor correlation with sample size. Conclusion This index selects those clinical indicators with high frequency and/or absolute agreement and therefore has a high sensitivity. Implications for Nursing Practice The high sensitivity may result in incorporating false positive clinical indicators.