Table 2.
The inter-rater rating characteristics for PCPSS N (%)
| Rating | Pain (N = 365) | Other symptoms (N = 360) | Psychological/spiritual (N = 362) | Family/carer (N = 365) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rater 1 | Rater 2 | |||||
| Matched ratings | Absent | Absent | 102 (27.9) | 51 (14.2) | 30 (8.3) | 82 (22.5) |
| Mild | Mild | 101 (27.7) | 103 (28.6) | 93 (25.7) | 87 (23.8) | |
| Moderate | Moderate | 32 (8.8) | 31 (8.6) | 39 (10.8) | 23 (6.3) | |
| Severe | Severe | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Total matched | 236 (64.7) | 186 (51.7) | 162 (44.8) | 193 (52.9) | ||
| Mismatched ratings | Absent | Mild | 26 (7.1) | 54 (15.0) | 60 (16.6) | 75 (20.5) |
| Absent | Moderate | 10 (2.7) | 15 (4.2) | 6 (1.7) | 13 (3.6) | |
| Absent | Severe | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Mild | Absent | 15 (4.1) | 42 (11.7) | 52 (14.4) | 44 (12.1) | |
| Mild | Moderate | 27 (7.4) | 24 (6.7) | 39 (10.8) | 18 (4.9) | |
| Mild | Severe | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Moderate | Absent | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | |
| Moderate | Mild | 36 (9.9) | 25 (6.9) | 29 (8.0) | 17 (4.7) | |
| Moderate | Severe | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Severe | Absent | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Severe | Mild | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Severe | Moderate | 7 (1.9) | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Total mismatched | 129 (35.3) | 174 (48.3) | 200 (55.2) | 172 (47.1) | ||