Table 6.
Concordance between self-reported and physician's prescription based chronic conditions.
| Items | Number of cases (n = 103) |
Number of cases according to prescription (n = 103) |
Scott Kappa | Strength of agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| Arthritis | 26 | 24 | 0.71 | Substantial agreement |
| Hypertension | 21 | 20 | 0.73 | Substantial agreement |
| Diabetes | 6 | 7 | 0.59 | Moderate agreement |
| Chronic lung disease | 7 | 7 | 0.69 | Substantial agreement |
| Acid peptic disease | 33 | 32 | 0.66 | Substantial agreement |
| Thyroid problem | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heart disease | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stroke | 0 | 0 | ||
| Visual problem | 11 | 10 | 0.95 | Nearly perfect agreement |
| Hearing problem | 5 | 5 | 0.58 | Moderate agreement |
| Chronic back ache | 10 | 10 | 0.67 | Substantial agreement |
| Tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | Nearly perfect agreement |
| Epilepsy | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chronic kidney disease | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dementia | 4 | 3 | 0.85 | Nearly perfect agreement |
| Filariasis | 0 | 0 |