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. 2008 Jun 1;58(551):411–416. doi: 10.3399/bjgp08X299218

Table 2.

Levels of agreement between nurses and psychiatrists.

κ (95% CI) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Mental illness 0.76 (0.68 to 0.84) 0.84 (0.77 to 0.91) 0.92 (0.87 to 0.97)

Depression 0.78 (0.68 to 0.89) 0.73 (0.61 to 0.85) 0.98 (0.96 to 1.00)

Anxiety/stress-related disorders 0.65 (0.49 to 0.81) 0.72 (0.54 to 0.90) 0.92 (0.95 to 0.98)

Psychosis 0.92 (0.71 to 1.00) 0.86 (0.62 to 1.00) 1.00

Other 0.69 (0.45 to 0.92) 1.00 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99)

Positive predictive accuracy: 80/90 = 0.89, 95% CI, 0.83 to 0.95. Negative predictive accuracy: 110/125 = 0.88, 95% CI 0.82 to 0.94.