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. 2014 Aug 17;24(2):315–324. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0770-0

Table 3.

Inter-rater reliability of the EQ-5D

EQ-5D % of exact agreement (n = 478) Kappa-coefficient
Overall (n = 478) Self/spouse (n = 344) Self/adult child (n = 95)
Mobility 74 0.49 0.51 0.34
Self-care 63 0.25 0.30 0.17
Usual activities 39 0.09 0.09 0.04
Pain/discomfort 58 0.25 0.20 0.38
Anxiety/depression 55 0.20 0.21 0.09
Intra-class correlation coefficient (95 % confidence interval)
Utility score 0.34 (0.28; 0.43) 0.36 (0.26; 0.45) 0.21 (0.13; 0.40)
VAS 0.22 (0.13; 0.30) 0.19 (0.10; 0.30) 0.24 (0.11; 0.43)