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. 2020 Nov 16;25(6):3475–3486. doi: 10.1007/s00784-020-03669-8

Table 4.

Inter-caregiver and intra-caregiver agreement

Inter-caregiver agreement2 Intra-caregiver agreement2
%3 κ [95% CI] % κ [95% CI]
Chewing problems 76.6 0.53 [0.45–0.60] 96.4 0.92 [0.78–1.00]
Pain/discomfort 87.8 0.51 [0.39–0.61] 85.7 0.63 [0.32–0.94]
Dry mouth 81.6 0.63 [0.56–0.70] 96.4 0.93 [0.79–1.00]
Denture hygiene 77.3 0.38 [0.27–0.48] 90.0 0.62 [0.15–1.00]
Oral hygiene 69.8 0.36 [0.26–0.46] 81.3 0.63 [0.24–1.00]
Teeth 74.4 0.45 [0.35–0.55] 80.0 0.60 [0.20–1.00]
Gums1 74.7 0.28 [0.19–0.36] 82.8 0.45 [0.06–0.84]
Tongue 73.2 0.27 [0.19–0.35] 86.2 0.66 [0.35–0.96]
Palate/lips/cheeks 76.7 0.27 [0.18–0.36] 96.4 0.90 [0.71–1.00]
Assistance with hygiene 72.1 0.39 [0.32–0.46] 82.8 0.59 [0.26–0.91]
Referral to dentist 87.6 0.42 [0.29–0.52] 93.1 0.63 [0.15–1.00]

1In patients without teeth or implant-based retainers, gum tissue of the edentulous ridges was assessed

2Registrations were not considered in the analysis if the outcome was absent

3Arithmetic mean over all caregivers