Table 4 Agreement in classification of CXR abnormalities in patients with a severe acute respiratory infection: clinicians reading of CXR reports following clinician-clinician review of discrepant scores versus radiologists reading of CXRs
| Â | Weighted Kappa | Strength of |
|---|---|---|
Radiologist-clinician combination | (95 % CI) | agreementa |
Radiologist vs. pediatrician | 0.68 (0.60 to 0.76) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. internal medicine physician | 0.67 (0.59 to 0.76) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. adult medical resident | 0.65 (0.56 to 0.74) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. pediatric medical resident | 0.70 (0.62 to 0.78) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. medical student 1 | 0.65 (0.56 to 0.74) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. medical student 2 | 0.67 (0.59 to 0.76) | ‘Good’ |
Radiologist vs. research nurse | 0.59 (0.48 to 0.69) | ‘Moderate’ |