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Table 5 Lower and upper limits of the Bland-Altman method for assessing agreement between physicians and patients in the intervention group and percentages of differences within these limits and within +- 1 scale point

From: Pitfalls in the statistical examination and interpretation of the correspondence between physician and patient satisfaction ratings and their relevance for shared decision making research

 

lower limit (95% confidence interval)

upper limit (95% confidence interval)

percentage of differences within limits

differences -1 to +1 point

Item 1

-1.02 (-1.12 to -0.92)

+1.71 (+1.60 to +1.81)

96.8%

96.8%

Item 2

-1.09 (-1.20 to -0.97)

+1.93 (+1.81 to +2.04)

97.6%

94.0%

Item 3

-0.92 (-1.01 to -0.82)

+1.65 (+1.55 to +1.75)

96.6%

97.1%

Item 4

-1.20 (-1.32 to -1.08

+2.00 (+1.87 to +2.12)

96.4%

93.4%

Item 5

-1.56 (-1.71 to -1.40)

+2.36 (+2.20 to +2.51)

93.7%

87.8%

Item 6

-1.21 (-1.34 to -1.08)

+2.13 (+2.00 to +2.26)

95.5%

92.6%

  1. The scale ranges from 1 (totally agree) to 5 (totally disagree).