Clinical conditions | Consistency testa | Difference testb | ||
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Kappa coefficients | p-value | Paired chi-square | p-value | |
Terminal diseases (LST vs. ANH) | 0.917 | < 0.001 | 12.581 | 0.022 |
Irreversible coma (LST vs. ANH) | 0.971 | < 0.001 | 4.143 | 0.529 |
Sustained vegetative (LST vs. ANH) | 0.972 | < 0.001 | N/A | N/A |
Severe debilitating dementia (LST vs. ANH) | 0.960 | < 0.001 | 11.400 | 0.05 |
proclaimed unbearable/incurable diseases (LST vs. ANH) | 0.969 | < 0.001 | 3.077 | 0.545 |