Characteristics of clinical judgement models and repeatability of visual analogue scale scores by grade and specialty of the participant
| All participants(n = 62), | Consultant/GP(n = 28), | Other(n = 34), | Paediatrician(n = 37), | Other(n = 25), | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | |
| CS, corticosteroids; GPs, general practitioners; VAS, visual analogue scale. | |||||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, compared to “other” category. | |||||
| Oral CS VAS score | |||||
| R2 full model | 0.79 (0.12) | 0.78 (0.13) | 0.80 (0.11) | 0.82 (0.11)* | 0.74 (0.11) |
| R2 stepwise model | 0.76 (0.14) | 0.73 (0.16) | 0.78 (0.12) | 0.80 (0.13)** | 0.70 (0.14) |
| Number of cues used | 4.6 (1.7) | 4.5 (2.1) | 4.6 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.8)* | 3.9 (1.3) |
| Intraclass correlation coefficient | 0.70 (0.27) | 0.67 (0.27) | 0.72 (0.26) | 0.77 (0.20)* | 0.59 (0.31) |
| Antibiotic VAS score | |||||
| R2 full model | 0.85 (0.12) | 0.82 (0.14) | 0.87 (0.08) | 0.85 (0.12) | 0.84 (0.11) |
| R2 stepwise model | 0.82 (0.14) | 0.79 (0.17) | 0.84 (0.10) | 0.82 (0.14) | 0.81 (0.13) |
| Number of cues used | 3.9 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.2) | 3.9 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.1) | 4.1 (1.1) |
| Intraclass correlation coefficient | 0.78 (0.19) | 0.75 (0.22) | 0.80 (0.16) | 0.76 (0.21) | 0.80 (0.17) |
| Admission VAS score | |||||
| R2 full model | 0.84 (0.09) | 0.84 (0.08) | 0.84 (0.09) | 0.86 (0.08)* | 0.81 (0.10) |
| R2 stepwise model | 0.81 (0.10) | 0.81 (0.10) | 0.81 (0.10) | 0.83 (0.09) | 0.79 (0.10) |
| Number of cues used | 4.8 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.5) | 4.7 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.4) | 4.5 (1.4) |
| Intraclass correlation coefficient | 0.78 (0.18) | 0.81 (0.14) | 0.75 (0.20) | 0.77 (0.17) | 0.78 (0.19) |