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Assessing Health Benefit from Hospitalization: Agreement Between Expert Panels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Bjørn O. Eriksen ,
Sven M. Almdahl ,
Anne Hensrud ,
Steinar Jæger ,
Ivar S. Kristiansen ,
Fred A. Mürer ,
Erik Nord ,
Jan Fr. Pape ,
Reidar Robertsen  and
Glen Thorsen
Bjørn O. Eriksen
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Tromsø
Sven M. Almdahl
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Tromsø
Anne Hensrud
Affiliation:
Kommunelegekontoret i Bardu
Steinar Jæger
Affiliation:
Nordland Central Hospital
Ivar S. Kristiansen
Affiliation:
University of Tromsø
Fred A. Mürer
Affiliation:
Rana Hospital
Erik Nord
Affiliation:
National Institute of Public Health, Norway
Jan Fr. Pape
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Tromsø
Reidar Robertsen
Affiliation:
Åsgård Psychiatric Hospital
Glen Thorsen
Affiliation:
Harstad sykehus
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Abstract

Agreement between two expert panels in assessing gain in life expectancy and quality of life from unselected stays in a department of internal medicine was investigated. Weighted kappa statistics of 0.45 for gain in life expectancy and 0.63 for gain in quality of life were found.

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , Winter 1996 , pp. 126 - 135
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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