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. 2006 Jun;15(3):196–201. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2005.014407

Table 2 Inter‐rater reliability for all three reviewers for event type.

Outcome Frequency reported by each reviewer, N (%) κ (95% CI)
Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3
Event type
ADE 72 (10.3) 62 (8.8) 44 (6.3) 0.73 (0.69 to 0.77)
Potential ADE 40 (5.7) 156 (22.3) 101 (14.4) 0.20 (0.00 to 0.40)
Medication error 256 (36.5) 300 (42.8) 254 (36.2) 0.38 (0.34 to 0.42)
Rule violation 283 (40.4) 104 (14.8) 221 (31.5) 0.42 (0.38 to 0.46)
Other 50 (7.1) 79 (11.3) 81 (11.6) 0.37 (0.33 to 0.41)
Overall agreement 0.40 (0.38 to 0.42)

ADE, adverse drug event.