Classification of Disability and Distress by Ward Nurses: A Reliability Study
International Journal of EpidemiologyPublished 1 January 1978
Tim Benson
Citations11
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.69
SNIP2.48
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Criteria for inter-rater reliability, in terms of correlation and absence of bias, were met after each rater had taken part in a training session which gave immediate feedback about performance.
Abstract
In a series of trials, ward nurses independently classified the disability and distress states of medical and surgical patients. Criteria for inter-rater reliability, in terms of correlation and absence of bias, were met after each rater had taken part in a training session which gave immediate feedback about performance.
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MedicineNursing