In:
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, S. Karger AG, Vol. 2, No. 1 ( 2012-7-19), p. 271-277
Abstract:
〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Background/Aims: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 CIBIC plus-J is the Japanese language version equivalent to CIBIC plus. Variability of CIBIC plus-J arises among raters in accordance with their experience and their memories of patients’ conditions at baseline. Therefore, in a multicenter trial of Alzheimer’s disease, CIBIC plus-J interviews with Alzheimer’s disease patients were videotaped, and the tapes were assessed by central raters as a means to improve the reliability of CIBIC plus-J assessment. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Two of eight central raters were randomly selected and independently assessed the CIBIC plus-J of each patient. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 CIBIC plus-J of 41 patients was assessed. The agreement rate between the two raters was 46.3% (19/41), when two raters assessed the CIBIC plus-J of the same patient. However, when considering disagreement between adjacent points as ‘agree’, the agreement rate was 97.6% (40/41). Although the kappa coefficients contained coincidence, simple and quadratic weighted kappa coefficients [95% confidential interval (CI)] were 0.226 (0.066–0.386) and 0.633 (0.507–0.759), respectively, and when considering disagreement between adjacent points as ‘agree’, the agreement kappa was 0.896 (0.752–1.041). The interclass coefficient from the two-way layout model was 0.639. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 The reliability of the CIBIC plus-J assessment with the videotaped method was acceptable.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1664-5464
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2621464-7
Permalink