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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
High reliability in respiratory rate assessment in children with respiratory symptomatology in a rural area in Mozambique
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 60, No. 2, Article fmt081, Year 2014
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Early recognition of severe medical conditions is often based on clinical scores and vital sign measurements such as the respiratory rate (RR) count. We designed this study to determine the reliability of RR assessment counted three times during a full minute by independent observers in children in a developing country setting. A total of 55 participants were enrolled in the study. Participant ages ranged from 10 days to 7 years (median 22 months). Agreement for RR count was high (intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.95; 95% confidence interval: 0.93-0.97). Agreement for presence of tachypnea was also high (Kappa coefficient of 0.83, p<0.001). However, a single reading would have misclassified 5-11% of the participants as non-tachypneic. Repeated RR counts offer reliable results if done during a full minute. Patients not fulfilling tachypnea criterion but with a high RR count should have the measurement repeated. © The Author [2013]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lanaspa, Miguel
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Mozambique
Centro de Investigação em Saúlde de Manhiça
Valim, Clarissa
United States, Cambridge
Broad Institute
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Acácio, Sozinho
Mozambique
Centro de Investigação em Saúlde de Manhiça
Almendinger, Katherine D.
United States, Cambridge
Broad Institute
Ahmad, Rushdy
United States, Cambridge
Broad Institute
Wiegand, Roger C.
United States, Cambridge
Broad Institute
Bassat, Quique
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/tropej/fmt081
ISSN:
01426338
e-ISSN:
14653664
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Mozambique