Table 3

Agreement and reliability results for the 15 items* of the PIVC-miniQ, Dhulikhel Hospital

Item on the PIVC-miniQ	Negative	Disagree	Positive	Sum	Negative agreement	Positive agreement	Absolute agreement	Scott’s pi
Pain and tenderness on palpation	191	81	137	409	0.825	0.772	0.802	0.597
Redness >1 cm from insertion site	396	12	1	409	0.985	0.143	0.971	0.128
Swelling >1 cm from insertion site	362	36	11	409	0.953	0.379	0.912	0.332
Warmth at insertion site	363	44	2	409	0.943	0.083	0.892	0.026
Purulence	408	1	0	409	0.999	0.000	0.998	−0.001
Streak/red line along the vein	361	46	2	409	0.940	0.080	0.888	0.020
Induration, hardness of tissue	389	19	1	409	0.976	0.095	0.954	0.071
Palpable hard vein beyond tip	321	76	12	409	0.894	0.240	0.814	0.134
Partial/complete dislodgement	393	15	1	409	0.981	0.118	0.963	0.099
Soiled with blood or fluids	234	75	100	409	0.862	0.727	0.817	0.589
Loose or lifting dressing edges	198	157	54	409	0.716	0.408	0.616	0.124
Fixed with tape only	232	39	138	409	0.922	0.876	0.905	0.799
Blood in line	140	117	152	409	0.705	0.722	0.714	0.427
Insertion date not documented on PIVC dressing	203	138	68	409	0.746	0.496	0.663	0.243
Indication unknown	393	5	11	409	0.994	0.815	0.988	0.808

*The 15 items are exclusive of ‘date of PIVC insertion lacking in chart’ as this item was not a part of the PIVC procedure at Dhulikhel Hospital.
PIVC, peripheral intravenous catheter; PIVC-miniQ, PIVC-mini Questionnaire.