Table 4.
Inter-caregiver agreement2 | Intra-caregiver agreement2 | |||
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%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