Table 3 Intra-class coefficients (ICC) of item scores and total score of the IDEAL schedule between interviewers and silent raters (inter-rater reliability)
IDEAL Items | ICCs (95%CI) |
|---|---|
Activities of daily living | 0.87 (0.84-0.90) |
Physical health | 0.72 (0.65-0.77) |
Cognitive functioning | 0.83 (0.79-0.86) |
Behavioral and psychological symptoms | 0.79 (0.75-0.83) |
Social support | 0.59 (0.51-0.66) |
Nonprofessional care | |
Time spent on care by non-professional carer | 0.81 (0.77-0.85) |
Carer distress | 0.84(0.80-0.87) |
Professional care | |
Total number of hours of professional care received | 0.87 (0.83-0.89) |
Total number of hours of professional care needed | 0.86 (0.83-0.89) |
Type of dementia related care needed | 0.88 (0.85-0.90) |
Total IDEAL score | 0.93 (0.92-0.95) |