Table 2 Relationship between Clinician-Rated Distress Thermometer and Self-Reported Distress Thermometer according to profession
From: Assessing the validity of the clinician-rated distress thermometer in palliative care
Kappa/Agreement rate (%) | Sensitivity (IC95) | Specificity (IC95) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Health professionals | |||
All | 0.33/67 | 67 [60.3–72.9] | 68 [59.6–75.9] |
1st evaluation | 0.52/80 | 83 [66.4–93.4] | 71 [41.9–91.6] |
Nurses | |||
All evaluations | 0.37/68 | 65 [ 56.9–73.3] | 73 [62.7–73.3] |
1st evaluation | 0.84/93 | 100 [66.4–100] | 80 [28.4–99.5] |
Physicians | |||
All evaluations | 0.24/64 | 68 [56.8–77.6] | 57 [41–72.3] |
1st evaluation | 0.32/73 | 73 [49.8–89.3] | 75 [19.4–99.4] |
Psychologists | |||
All evaluations | 0.50/75 | 83 [35.9–99.6] | 70 [34.8–93.3] |