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Title: Diagnostic agreement and concordance between consultation-liaison psychiatry and non-psychiatric (medical and surgical) doctors: changes within junior doctor's terms.
Austin Authors: Kim, Hannah;Khanna, Rahul ;Olver, James S ;Norman, Trevor R 
Affiliation: Austin Health
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Consultant Psychiatrist, Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC, Australia
Issue Date: Feb-2022
Date: 2022-01-28
Publication information: Australasian Psychiatry 2022; 30(1): 60-63
Abstract: To investigate whether diagnostic agreement and concordance between non-psychiatric (medical and surgical) doctors and consultation-liaison psychiatry changes within junior doctors' terms. This was a retrospective cohort analysis of referrals from medical and surgical units to a consultation-liaison psychiatry service. Diagnostic agreement was calculated across all diagnoses and expressed as a percentage. Diagnostic concordance (expressed using Cohen's Kappa) was calculated for the two most common diagnoses of depression and delirium. Diagnostic agreement and concordance in the first two weeks (Timepoint A) were compared to those in the last two weeks (Timepoint B) of junior doctors' terms. Around half the referrals (Timepoint A = 48.1%, Timepoint B = 54.0%) were excluded as no diagnosis was listed.Diagnostic agreement over all diagnoses was 31.7% (Timepoint A) and 29.9% (Timepoint B) and was not statistically different. Diagnostic concordance for depression increased from fair to moderate but was not statistically significant. Diagnostic concordance for delirium was substantial for both timepoints and were not statistically different. No statistically significant change in diagnostic accuracy over a junior doctors' term was found in this study.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/28689
DOI: 10.1177/10398562211037338
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1029-7488
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-9573
Journal: Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
PubMed URL: 35086341
PubMed URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35086341/
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: consultation-liaison psychiatry
delirium
depression
diagnostic agreement
diagnostic concordance
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