Agreement studies in obstetrics and gynaecology: inappropriateness, controversies and consequences

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Santos, CC (Author) FMUP; Pereira, AC (Author) FMUP; Bernardes, J (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Vol. 112

Pages: 667-669

ISSN: 1470-0328

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-3FG

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00505.x

Abstract (EN): A literature review was performed to assess how agreement has been measured in obstetrics and gynaecology. Inappropriate or controversial measures were often used. The possible consequences of these inadequacies on validity studies and randomised controlled trials are shown in case examples. The association of two measures, proportions of agreement and kappa for categorical variables, and limits of agreement and intraclass correlation coefficient for continuous variables, is encouraged in agreement studies, until new and better ways of assessing agreement are found.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3