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Table 4: Mean differences stratified by interview order

From: Interpreter proxy versus healthcare interpreter for administration of patient surveys following arthroplasty: a pilot study

 

Interview Order

MD

95% Limits of Agreement

Wilcoxon p-value

Mobility

Proxy first

0.02

-0.87 to 0.91

0.82

 

HC Interpreter first

-0.07

-0.99 to 0.85

0.35

Personal care

Proxy first

-0.02

-1.25 to 1.21

0.61

 

HC Interpreter first

0.07

-0.94 to 1.09

0.41

Usual Activities

Proxy first

0.11

-1.17 to 1.40

0.31

 

HC Interpreter first

0.10

-0.76 to 0.95

0.20

Pain/Discomfort

Proxy first

-0.14

-1.22 to 0.95

0.12

 

HC Interpreter first

0.10

-0.86 to 1.06

0.24

Anxiety/Depression

Proxy first

0.09

-1.16 to 1.35

0.43

 

HC Interpreter first

0.02

-0.90 to 0.95

0.82

EQ-VAS

Proxy first

3.73

-25.20 to 32.60

0.11

 

HC Interpreter first

-2.51

-15.70 to 10.60

0.04

Oxford scores

Proxy first

0.64

-7.57 to 8.84

0.20

 

HC Interpreter first

-0.42

-4.48 to 3.65

0.15

  1. Proxy: Interpreter proxy (family or carer)
  2. HC Int: Certified healthcare interpreter
  3. Kappa: Quadratic Weighted Cohen’s Kappa
  4. ICC Intraclass correlation
  5. CCC Concordance correlation coefficient
  6. MD: Mean difference between the two measurements (Proxy score minus HC Int score) 95% Limits of Agreement: MD ± 1.96 SD of the MD
  7. Score Range for EQ5D: 1-5 for each domain, EQ- VAS: 0-100, Oxford Score: 0-48, Satisfaction: 1-5, Success: 1-5