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Table 3 Cohen’s Kappa and correlation coefficient of inter-rater and test-retest analysis on single item level

From: Identifying the need for specialized palliative care in adult cancer patients – development and validation of a screening procedure based on proxy assessment by physicians and filter questions

Factors

Items

Inter-Rater (n = 100)

Test-Retest (n = 66)

 

κ

p

κ

p

Diagnosis

Diagnosis

a

a

a

a

ECOG

ECOG

.499

< 0.01

.535

< 0.01

Complications

Complications

.345

0.001

.318

0.007

Comorbidities

Comorbidities

.561

< 0.01

.402

0.001

Palliative relevant problems

Symptoms

.418

< 0.01

.545

< 0.01

Patient/family distress

.540

< 0.01

.449

< 0.01

Patient/family concerns

.220

.023

.262

0.030

Patient/family requests PC consult

.620

< 0.01

.570

< 0.01

Team assistance needed

.357

< 0.01

.041

0.735

Prolonged hospital stay

.226

0.021

.168

0.138

 

r

p

r

p

Screening Score

 

.754

< 0.01

.703

< 0.01

  1. a No calculation due to constant value