The reliability of the McCabe score as a marker of co-morbidity in healthcare-associated infection point prevalence studies

J. S. Reilly; B. Coignard; L. Price; J. Godwin; S. Cairns; S. Hopkins; O. Lyytikäinen; S. Hansen; W. Malcolm; G. J. Hughes

doi:10.1177/1757177415617245

The reliability of the McCabe score as a marker of co-morbidity in healthcare-associated infection point prevalence studies

J. S. Reilly^*, B. Coignard, L. Price, J. Godwin, S. Cairns, S. Hopkins, O. Lyytikäinen, S. Hansen, W. Malcolm, G. J. Hughes

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Abstract

This study aimed to ascertain the reliability of the McCabe score in a healthcare-associated infection point prevalence survey. A 10 European Union Member States survey in 20 hospitals (n = 1912) indicated that there was a moderate level of agreement (κ = 0.57) with the score. The reliability of the application of the score could be increased by training data collectors, particularly with reference to the ultimately fatal criteria. This is important if the score is to be used to risk adjust data to drive infection prevention and control interventions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-129
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection Prevention
Volume	17
Issue number	3
Early online date	20 Nov 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1757177415617245
Publication status	Published - May 2016

Keywords

healthcare-associated infections
McCabe score
Surveillance

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Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Advanced and Specialised Nursing
Infectious Diseases

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