Interobserver reliability of pulse diagnosis using Traditional Korean Medicine for stroke patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability between observers with regard to pulse signs that are observed by Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) clinicians.

Methods

A total 658 patients with stroke who were admitted into Oriental medical university hospitals from February 2010 through December 2010 were included in this study. Each patient was seen independently by 2 experts from the same department for an examination of the pulse signs. Interobserver reliability was measured using three methods: simple percentage agreement, the κ value, and the AC(1) statistic.

Results

The κ value indicated that the interobserver reliability in evaluating the pulse signs of the subjects ranged from poor to moderate, whereas the AC(1) analysis revealed that agreeme

SUBMITTER: Ko MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3546413 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature