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. 2018 Oct 22;6(10):e10237. doi: 10.2196/10237

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