RELIABILITY OF A MEASURE OF SEVERITY OF ILLNESS - ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION .2.

被引:60
作者
DAMIANO, AM
BERGNER, M
DRAPER, EA
KNAUS, WA
WAGNER, DP
机构
[1] GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV,INTENS CARE UNIT,RES UNIT,WASHINGTON,DC 20037
[2] APACHE MED SYST INC,WASHINGTON,DC 20006
关键词
SEVERITY OF ILLNESS MEASURE; APACHE-II; RELIABILITY;
D O I
10.1016/0895-4356(92)90001-4
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
This study examines how reliably the components of the APACHE II score (Acute Physiology Score (APS), age and chronic health) are abstracted from the medical record in terms of inter-rater reproducibility (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient [ICC], kappa). In the sample studied, assignment of the APS is highly reproducible (ICC = 0.90). Reproducibility of the age variable (ICC = 0.998) suggests that age is accurately abstracted. Chronic health data does not fare as well as the APS and age (kappa = 0.66). This study suggests that the components of the APACHE II score can be collected reliably.
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页码:93 / 101
页数:9
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