Table 3 Kappa (κ) and its 95% confidence interval and the proportion observed agreement as measures of agreement between multiple raters about assessments using the Belgian Evaluation Scale (BES) and the AGGIR scale, before and after an educational intervention in a nursing home.

BES

Washing

0.43 (0.37-0.49)

0.58

0.48 (0.42-0.54)

0.63

0.44 (0.38-0.50)

0.60

0.63 (0.56-0.70)

0.74

Clothing

0.45 (0.39-0.50)

0.59

0.53 (0.47-0.60)

0.67

0.48 (0.41-0.54)

0.62

0.56 (0.48-0.63)

0.71

Transfer

0.62 (0.55-0.68)

0.73

0.51 (0.44-0.57)

0.65

0.55 (0.48-0.61)

0.68

0.58 (0.52-0.64)

0.70

Toileting

0.56 (0.43-0.69)

0.76

0.51 (0.39-0.62)

0.72

0.48 (0.36-0.59)

0.69

0.53 (0.42-0.65)

0.73

Continence

0.29 (0.19-0.39)

0.56

0.27 (0.18-0.36)

0.54

0.40 (0.28-0.52)

0.66

0.39 (0.28-0.50)

0.63

Eating

0.44 (0.29-0.60)

0.75

0.37 (0.24-0.50)

0.68

0.27 (0.10-0.43)

0.66

0.37 (0.19-0.54)

0.74

Orientation in time

0.43 (0.31-0.55)

0.66

0.48 (0.38-0.59)

0.69

0.43 (0.31-0.54)

0.66

0.54 (0.43-0.66)

0.73

Oriëntation in place

0.43 (0.28-0.58)

0.71

0.42 (0.29-0.55)

0.68

0.38 (0.23-0.53)

0.69

0.49 (0.35-0.63)

0.74

AGGIR

Coherent behaviour

0.47 (0.35-0.60)

0.73

0.49 (0.38-0.59)

0.73

0.45 (0.33-0.58)

0.72

0.33 (0.23-0.44)

0.63

Orientation

0.57 (0.43-0.70)

0.78

0.48 (0.37-0.59)

0.71

0.48 (0.35-0.61)

0.72

0.52 (0.38-0.65)

0.75

Personal hygiene of upper body parts

0.47 (0.38-0.55)

0.67

0.53 (0.45-0.60)

0.69

0.56 (0.49-0.64)

0.72

0.60 (0.52-0.67)

0.75

Personal hygiene of lower body parts

0.54 (0.47-0.61)

0.70

0.61 (0.54-0.68)

0.75

0.59 (0.51-0.66)

0.73

0.57 (0.50-0.65)

0.73

Clothing: upper

0.51 (0.43-0.58)

0.69

0.60 (0.53-0.68)

0.74

0.60 (0.52-0.67)

0.74

0.59 (0.51-0.66)

0.74

Clothing: middle

0.48 (0.41-0.56)

0.67

0.61 (0.53-0.68)

0.75

0.54 (0.46-0.62)

0.71

0.67 (0.59-0.75)

0.80

Clothing: under (underwear)

0.51 (0.44-0.57)

0.67

0.63 (0.56-0.70)

0.75

0.55 (0.48-0.62)

0.71

0.63 (0.56-0.71)

0.77

Feeding: serve food

0.45 (0.33-0.57)

0.72

0.31 (0.20-0.42)

0.62

0.36 (0.25-0.47)

0.64

0.40 (0.28-0.51)

0.66

Feeding: eating

0.33 (0.05-0.61)

0.82

0.25 (-0.10-0.60)

0.85

0.21 (0.05-0.38)

0.66

0.29 (0.02-0.56)

0.79

Urinary elimination

0.46 (0.32-0.60)

0.73

0.51 (0.37-0.65)

0.75

0.58 (0.46-0.70)

0.77

0.49 (0.35-0.62)

0.74

Faecal elimination

0.43 (0.28-0.59)

0.73

0.52 (0.38-0.66)

0.75

0.53 (0.40-0.65)

0.74

0.47 (0.34-0.60)

0.72

Transfers (get up, go to bed, ...)

0.55 (0.43-0.66)

0.74

0.58 (0.48-0.68)

0.75

0.43 (0.34-0.53)

0.66

0.50 (0.39-0.60)

0.71

Ambulation inside the house

0.53 (0.45-0.62)

0.71

0.54 (0.46-0.62)

0.71

0.49 (0.41-0.57)

0.68

0.49 (0.41-0.58)

0.68