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Table 8 Weighted kappa coefficients of the items for the question 5 of the questionnaire

From: Validation of a modified questionnaire to assess Ukrainian Family Physicians’ readiness to implement the evidence-based screening recommendations into their clinical practice, using a mixed method study

Question 5. What of the following recommendations do you perform in your routine practice?

 

Weighted Kappa (κw)

p-value

Lower 95% Asymptotic CI Bound

Upper 95% Asymptotic CI Bound

Colonoscopya

0.298

0.043

0.008

0.588

FOBTa

0.435

0.003

0.103

0.768

Skin cancer screeninga

0.386

0.005

0.099

0.673

PSA testa

0.327

0.011

0.066

0.587

Rectum palpationa

0.005

0.073

-0.291

0.302

Mammographya

0.111

0.463

-0.212

0.434

Breast palpation a

0.768

0.000

0.519

1.017

PAP testa

0.176

0.238

-0.148

0.501

Blood pressure measurementb

0.396

0.023

-0.057

0.849

BMI assessmentb

0.520

0.001

0.217

0.823

Lipid profile assessmentb

0.263

0.072

-0.043

0.569

Fasting plasma glucose, OGTT, HbA1c assessmentb

0.486

0.002

0.158

0.814

HbsAg/antiHCV testb

0.400

0.009

0.102

0.698

HIV testb

0.355

0.015

0.043

0.667

PHQ questionnaireb

0.400

0.008

0.084

0.716

CBC testc

0.380

0.023

-0.001

0.762

Urine testc

0.429

0.011

0.050

0.807

ECGc

0.312

0.067

-0.059

0.684

Lungs X Rayc

0.378

0.020

-0.002

0.758

  1. a Methods of examinations taken from the original prototype of the German questionnaire
  2. b Methods of the examination with high level of evidence (A,B) recommended by European guidelines as a part of screening
  3. c Methods of investigations which are still used in Ukraine as a part of old-fashioned annual routine check ups