POS item | Patient median (minimum, Q1, Q3, maximum) | HCP median (minimum, Q1, Q3, maximum) | Wilcoxon signed-rank (p value) |
---|---|---|---|
Pain | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 1 (0,1,2,3) | 0.497 |
Breathlessness | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 0.682 |
Weakness | 2 (0,1,3,4) | 3 (0,2,3,4) | 0.024* |
Nausea | 0 (0,0,2,3) | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 0.409 |
Vomiting | 0 (0,0,1,3) | 0 (0,0,1,4) | 0.671 |
Appetite | 2 (0,0,3,4) | 2 (0,1,3,4) | 0.792 |
Constipation | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 0.458 |
Mouth problems | 0 (0,0,1,4) | 1 (0,0,1,4) | 0.879 |
Drowsiness | 2 (0,1,2,4) | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 0.013* |
Immobility | 2 (0,0,3,4) | 2 (0,1,3,4) | 0.598 |
Anxious/worried | 1.5 (0,0,3,4) | 2 (0,1,3,4) | 0.338 |
Family/friends anxious/worried | 3 (0,2,3,4) | 3 (0,2,4,4) | 0.529 |
Standard of help to relatives | 2 (0,1,4,4) | 2 (1,2,3,4) | 0.194 |
Information given | 0 (0,0,2,4) | 0 (0,0,1,2) | 0.007** |
Standard of facilities | 2 (0,2,3,4) | 3 (1,2,3,4) | 0.075 |
Share feelings | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 1 (0,0,2,4) | 0.800 |
Depression | 1 (0,0,3,4) | 2 (0,1,3,4) | 0.016* |
Time spent by staff | 2 (0,1,2,4) | 3 (1,2,3,4) | 0.0001*** |
Felt good about self | 2 (0,0,3,4) | 3 (1,2,3,4) | 0.001** |
Time wasted on appointments | 0 (0,0,0,2) | 0 (0,0,1,2) | 0.070 |
Personal issues | 2 (0,0,4,4) | 2 (0,2,3,4) | 1.000 |
POS is a Likert scale and items are scored from 0 (not at all) to 4 (overwhelmingly).
Significant difference between patient-and healthcare professional (HCP)- ratings is labelled as follows. *p<0.05;**p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
HCP, healthcare professional; POS, palliative outcome scale; POS-S, POS-symptoms.