Table 1.
Concordance of diagnosis in patients being assessed using written data of spirometry and history or being assessed in a live consultation.
| Assessment by pulmonologist when using written patient data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restrictiona | (About) normal | Asthma | Asthma + persisting Obstruction | obstruction/COPD | Total | |
| Assessment of diagnosis in live contact between pulmonologist and patients | ||||||
| Restriction | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Normal | – | 26 | – | – | 1 | 27 |
| Asthma | – | – | 21 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Asthma + persisting obstruction | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| COPD | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Total | 2 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 76 |
Cohen's κ = 0.82.
a
Restriction: no other problem. (Minor) restriction as additional diagnosis occurred seven times, but is not counted. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.