High inter-rater reliability of Japanese bedriddenness ranks and cognitive function scores: a hospital-based prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The statistical validities of the official Japanese classifications of activities of daily living (ADLs), including bedriddenness ranks (BR) and cognitive function scores (CFS), have yet to be assessed. To this aim, we evaluated the ability of BR and CFS to assess ADLs using inter-rater reliability and criterion-related validity.

Methods

New inpatients aged ≥75 years were enrolled in this hospital-based prospective observational study. BR and CFS were assessed once by an attending nurse, and then by a social worker/medical clerk. We evaluated inter-rater reliability between different professions by calculating the concordance rate, kappa coefficient, Cronbach's α, and intraclass correlation coefficient. We also estimated the relationship of the Barthel Index and K

SUBMITTER: Tago M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature