Table 1.
Kappa values and interrater agreement for the coding of newspaper articles (n=10).
| Item | Kappa value | Agreement (%) |
| Health care apps is main theme | .45 | 91 |
| Other health care-related themes covered | .90 | 96 |
| Key perspective | .46 | 91 |
| First mention of health care app | .58 | 86 |
| Linked disease (or group of diseases) | .80 | 82 |
| Main voice of information | .50 | 68 |
| Type of benefits of health care-related use of the mobile app(s) | .81 | 95 |
| Type of harm or risk of health care-related use of the mobile apps | .53 | 91 |
| Are direct quotes about health care app(s) used in the article? | .62 | 82 |
| Barrier to the use of the health care app in routine clinical practice stated | .81 | 91 |
| Facilitators to the use of the health care app in routine clinical practice stated | .75 | 86 |
| Who or what is cited as the main source of information for the newspaper article? | .61 | 68 |
| Article slant about health care-related app in this article | .63 | 82 |
| Is the main claim about the health care app(s) in newspaper article/presentation style? | .49 | 86 |
| The quality of information presented from the researcher’s perspective | .69 | 95 |
| Main theme regarding the use of health care app(s) in this article | .88 | 91 |
| Relevant apps mentioned in the newspaper can be downloaded on operating mobile system | .42 | 82 |
| Benefit or advantage of health care-related use of the mobile app(s) | .62 | 95 |
| Potential harm or risk of health care-related use of the mobile app(s) | .63 | 91 |