Table 3 Agreement between medical record review and FEQ interview for fertility treatments, and sensitivity and specificity of the FEQ interview, considering the medical record as the gold standarda
From: Development and initial validation of a fertility experiences questionnaire
Cohen’s | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ovulation drugs, oral | Kappa [95 % CI] | Sensitivity [95 % CI] | Specificity [95 % CI] | |||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.41 [0.23-0.93] | 91 % [80, 100] | 55 % [39, 71] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 21 | 2 | |||
No | 17 | 21 | ||||
Ovulation drugs, injectable | ||||||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.26 [0.03-0.51] | 70 % [54, 85] | 57 % [39, 75] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 23 | 10 | |||
No | 12 | 16 | ||||
Intrauterine insemination | ||||||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.64 [0.46-0.83] | 93 % [83, 100] | 69 % [59, 88] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 25 | 2 | |||
No | 9 | 25 | ||||
In vitro fertilization | ||||||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.74 [0.57-0.90] | 96 % [88, 100] | 82 % [69, 94] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 23 | 1 | |||
No | 7 | 30 | ||||
Pregnancy | ||||||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.65 [0.47-0.84] | 97 % [91, 100] | 67 % [49, 84] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 32 | 1 | |||
No | 9 | 18 | ||||
Live birth | ||||||
Interview | ||||||
Yes | No | 0.55 [0.36-0.75] | 96 % [87, 100] | 64 % [47, 80] | ||
Medical record | Yes | 22 | 1 | |||
No | 12 | 21 | ||||