Research Article
Expanding Assessment of Fear of Falling among Older Adults with an Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study to Assess the Value of Proxy Responses
Table 5
Inter rater agreement between KW and ASW.
| | KW | ASW | | % Agree | Kappa | value | CI |
| Did you fall in the last month? |
| Yes | 4 | 1 | 21 | 85.71 | 0.351 | 0.035 | (−0.166, 0.868) | No | 17 | 20 | | | | | |
| Are you afraid of falling? |
| Yes | 6 | 6 | 21 | 80.95 | 0.533 | 0.015 | (0.13, 0.93) | No | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Do you feel somewhat or very afraid of falling? |
| Somewhat | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25.00 | 0.500 | 0.248 | (−1.24, 0.24) | Very afraid | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Do you ever limit your activities because of your fear of falling? |
| Yes | 2 | 3 | 4 | 50.00 |
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| No | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
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*Kappa could not be calculated accurately due to small sample size.
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