POS Item | Agreement patient vs ICG | Agreement patient vs HCP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Weighted-κ | Percentage agreement | Weighted-κ | Percentage agreement | |
Pain | 0.578 | 68.8 | 0.308 | 47.4 |
Breathlessness | 0.353 | 51 | 0.307 | 48.3 |
Weakness | 0.137 | 34.7 | −0.044 | 22.8 |
Nausea | 0.446 | 61.4 | 0.122 | 43.4 |
Vomiting | 0.537 | 77.8 | 0.099 | 59.3 |
Appetite | 0.445 | 56.9 | 0.125 | 31.6 |
Constipation | 0.45 | 43.4 | 0.218 | 43.4 |
Mouth problems | 0.288 | 52.3 | 0.083 | 43.8 |
Drowsiness | 0.289 | 44.9 | 0.088 | 29.6 |
Immobility | 0.369 | 51 | 0.268 | 44.4 |
Anxious/worried | 0.167 | 34 | 0.125 | 31.4 |
Friends/family anxious/worried | 0.076 | 40 | 0.202 | 40.9 |
Standard of help to relatives | 0.059 | 29.4 | 0.105 | 31.7 |
Information given | 0.187 | 50 | 0.037 | 44.4 |
Standard of facilities | 0.216 | 46.5 | 0.147 | 42.6 |
Share feelings | 0.05 | 35.4 | −0.034 | 31.1 |
Depression | 0.062 | 24.4 | −0.121 | 8 |
Time spent by staff | 0.072 | 33.3 | −0.026 | 17.9 |
Feel good about self | 0.149 | 23.4 | 0.069 | 23.4 |
Time wasted on appointments | 0.172 | 86.7 | 0.124 | 78.4 |
Personal Issues | 0.364 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 50 |
HCP, healthcare professional; ICG, informal caregiver; POS, palliative outcome scale; POS-symptoms, POS-S.
Weighted-κ scores; >0.8: perfect agreement, 0.61–0.8: substantial agreement, 0.41–0.6: moderate agreement, 0.21–0.4: fair agreement, 0–0.2: slight agreement, <0: no agreement.