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Table 2.

Inter-Rater Reliability of Key Features of MTS (n = 30)

MTS component	Description of component	Inter-rater agreement (ICC)	F statistic and p value	Mean (SD)
Background noise level	Sum of 11 items ranked	0.65	F = 2.88 (29)	6.7 (7.7)
Background noise level	Sum of 11 items ranked	0.65	p = .003	6.7 (7.7)
M-RCC	Sum of NEGATIVE practices	0.85	F = 6.68 (29)	15.6 (3.4)
	Sum of NEGATIVE practices	0.85	p < .001	15.6 (3.4)
	Sum of POSITIVE practices	0.73	F = 3.65 (29)	18.8 (2.4)
	Sum of POSITIVE practices	0.73	p < .001	18.8 (2.4)
Summative scales	Physical environment	0.73	F = 3.66 (29)	4.9 (2.5)
	Physical environment	0.73	p < .001	4.9 (2.5)
	Social environment	0.81	F = 5.12 (29)	3.7 (2.2)
	Social environment	0.81	p < .001	3.7 (2.2)
	Person-centered care	0.82	F = 5.545 (29)	3.9 (2.1)
	Person-centered care	0.82	p < .001	3.9 (2.1)

Note: ICC, intraclass correlation; M-RCC = Mealtime Relational Care Checklist; MTS, Mealtime Scan.