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.