Symptom | No. of assessments (paired N) | Characteristics of ratings by physicians (HOPE-SP-CL) and patients (MIDOS/IPOS) | Rater agreement by symptom/problem | |||
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Physicians n (%) presenta | Patients n (%) presenta | Percentage of actual agreementb | Kappa (ƙ) | Strength of agreementc | ||
Pain | 355 | 234 (65.9) | 232 (65.4) | 54.7 | .438 | Moderate |
Nausea | 348 | 106 (30.5) | 113 (32.5) | 73.9 | .394 | Fair |
Vomiting | 346 | 63 (18.2) | 71 (20.5) | 78.1 | .297 | Fair |
Dyspnea | 351 | 143 (40.7) | 141 (40.2) | 76.1 | .503 | Moderate |
Constipation | 342 | 152 (44.4) | 151 (44.2) | 62.8 | .248 | Fair |
Weakness | 351 | 330 (94.0) | 315 (89.7) | 84.3 | -.009 | Not significant |
Appetite loss | 350 | 269 (76.9) | 236 (67.4) | 72.3 | .318 | Fair |
Tiredness | 349 | 239 (68.5) | 264 (75.6) | 63.1 | .088 | Not significant |
Anxietyd | 348 | 179 (51.4) | 142 (40.8) | 56.0 | .125 | Poor |
Tensione | 338 | 231 (68.3) | 166 (49.1) | 54.7 | .101 | Poor |
Sleeping problemsf | 346 | 132 (38.2) | 194 (56.1) | 59.0 | .202 | Poor |