Table 2

Kappa coefficients and ICC for DISCERN and EQIP

DISCERN				EQIP
Item		K	Agreement (%)	Item		k	Agreement (%)
1	Aims described	0.18	67.2	1	Description of medical topic	0.33	72.1
2	Aims achieved	0.5	85.2	2	Tecnicismes	0.25	91.8
3	Relevance	0.34	80.3	3	Length of sentences	0.89	95.1
4	Sources of information	0,7	80.3	4	Addresses to the readers	0.4	67,.2
5	Date of publication	0.89	31.1	5	Tone	1	100.0
6	Balance/bias	0.29	88.5	6	Design	0.66	98.4
7	Support/other resources	0.71	83.6	7	Illustrations or diagrams	0.24	47.5
8	Uncertainties	0.03	19.7	8	Order	0.16	88.5
9	Treatment description	0.08	29.5	9	Space for notes	1	100.0
10	Benefits	−0,04	27.9	10	Contact information	1	100.0
11	Risks	0.67	70.5	11	Date of publication	1	100.0
12	Results of non-treatment	0.27	50.8	12	Author	0.65	96.7
13	Quality of life	0,2	68.9	13	Implication of patients	0.93	96.7
14	Alternatives	0.53	73.8	14	Generic names	0.29	70.5
15	Support for shared decision making	0.28	47.5	15	Quality of life	0.68	78.7
				16	Support/other sources	0.88	83.6
				17	Purpose	0.55	91.8
				18	Benefits	0.44	78.7
				19	Risks	0.56	75.4
				20	Alternatives	0.69	82.0
Average		0.38	76,2	Average		0.63	85.7
ICC		0.81 (95% CI 0,70–0.88)		ICC		0,78 (95% CI 0659–0861)