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Table 8 Inter-rater reliability

From: Evaluation of the palliative symptom burden score (PSBS) in a specialised palliative care unit of a university medical centre - a longitudinal study

PSBS

Kendall’s W

χ2 (df)

n

p

Single items

    

1. Alertness

0.003

3.55 (2)

513

.17

2. Confusion

0.010

9.97 (2)

513

.01

3. Restlessness/ anxiety

0.000

0.13 (2)

513

.94

4. Sweating

0.003

3.15 (2)

506

.21

5. Weakness

0.000

0.01 (2)

513

.99

6. Nausea

0.002

1.67 (2)

514

.43

7. Vomiting

0.001

1.22 (2)

514

.54

8. Dyspnoea

0.003

3.04 (2)

513

.22

9. Coughing

0.002

1.65 (2)

513

.44

10. Itching

0.000

0.40 (2)

513

.82

11. Pain

0.006

5.92 (2)

512

.05

Sum score

0.000

0.40 (2)

514

.82