Citation

Martínez-Sánchez JM, Curto A, Fernández E. Gac. Sanit. 2012; 26(1): 91-93.

Vernacular Title

Concordancia entre dos observadores en la medicion del consumo de tabaco y del

Affiliation

Unitat de Control del Tabaquisme, Programa de Prevenció i Control del Càncer, Institut Català d'Oncologia - ICO, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; Grup de Prevenció i Control del Càncer, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge - IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; Departament de Ciències Clíniques, Facultat de Medicina, Campus de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.07.011

PMID

22035767

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of direct observations of smoking and use of seat belts and cell phones in drivers in the city of Barcelona, and to analyze the agreement between two observers. We performed 315 pairs of observations. The simple percentage inter-observer agreement between driver and passenger smoking was 100% with a Kappa coefficient=1.0. There was high inter-observer agreement in measurement of cell phone use and the number of passengers aged less than 14 years old. The variable with the lowest agreement was the driver's age. In conclusion, direct observation studies are a good resource for monitoring smoking and use of seat belts and cell phones in the drivers of motor vehicles.

Language: es