Research Article
Sensitivity of Nursing Home Cost Comparisons to Method of Dementia Diagnosis Ascertainment
Table 1
Prevalence and agreement between methods of dementia diagnosis (n = 2050).
| | Overall | Correspondence with panel dementia | Correspondence with chart dementia | | prevalence | Agreement | Kappa | Sensitivity | Specificity | Agreement | Kappa | Sensitivity | Specificity |
| Panel | 48.0% | — | — | — | — | 78% | 0.55 | 65% | 89% | Chart | 36.9% | 78% | 0.55 | 65% | 89% | — | — | — | — | Medicare claims | 38.6% | 72% | 0.43 | 61% | 82% | 78% | 0.54 | 73% | 82% | Chart or Medicare | 48.6% | 78% | 0.55 | 77% | 78% | — | — | — | — | Panel or chart or Medicare | 59.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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