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Table 2 Confidence and percentage agreement among experts during individual assessment and consensus discussion of 11 cases

From: Optimizing the use of expert panel reference diagnoses in diagnostic studies of multidimensional syndromes

Item

Care-as-usual

Reference standard

 

Before consensus panel meeting (internet form)

After consensus panel meeting

Before consensus panel meeting (internet form)

After consensus panel meeting

Degree of consensus (average)

70%

91%

52%

94%

Consensus on syndrome

55%

100%

55%

100%

Consensus on aetiology

82%

100%

64%

91%*

Consensus on disease course

73%

73%

36%

91%

Confidence in the diagnoses (average)

76%

76%

85%

85%

  1. *Mixed Alzheimer and vascular aetiology was scored as either of the two, to facilitate consensus with other experts.