Variable (no of subjects) | PTS | PATS |
ICC (95% CI) | ICC (95% CI) | |
Years of experience | ||
0–1 (n=11) | 0.59 (0.44 to 0.74) | 0.85 (0.77 to 0.93) |
2–9 (n=23) | 0.50 (0.34 to 0.65) | 0.90 (0.85 to 0.95) |
≧10 (n=10) | 0.54 (0.37 to 0.70) | 0.82 (0.72 to 0.91) |
Skills level | ||
Emergency specialist (n=2) | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.91) | 0.96 (0.93 to 1.00) |
Medical officer (n=10) | 0.51 (0.34 to 0.67) | 0.91 (0.86 to 0.96) |
Nurse (n=27) | 0.56 (0.41 to 0.70) | 0.85 (0.78 to 0.93) |
Nurse aide (n=5) | 0.39 (0.20 to 0.60) | 0.88 (0.82 to 0.95) |
ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; PATS, Princess Marina Hospital accident and emergency centre triage scale; PTS, previous triage system.