Table 5.

Agreement, underestimation and overestimation of symptoms scored over prior 24 hours in patient–professional pairs.

		Good agreement		Uderestimation		Overestimation
	n	% symptoms absent (0–0 scores)	% pairs +/− 10	11–50	>50	11–50	>50
Patient–GP
Pain	68	10	44	29	4	22	0
Nausea	67	33	70	8	2	18	3
Vomiting	69	61	90	1	0	9	0
Constipation	62	40	73	10	3	13	2
Fatigue	68	4	34	15	3	43	6
Breathlessness	67	15	49	10	2	36	3
Anxiety	67	10	43	18	0	33	6
Depression	67	13	42	13	6	36	3
Patient–district nurse
Pain	52	15	52	21	4	19	4
Nausea	50	40	68	16	0	14	2
Vomiting	49	61	80	12	0	2	6
Constipation	50	46	78	2	4	14	2
Fatigue	51	0	37	10	6	35	12
Breathlessness	51	24	63	12	0	22	4
Anxiety	48	6	29	8	0	46	17
Depression	49	12	47	6	0	33	14

^aNot all assessments were completed by both raters resulting in different numbers of pairs for each symptom.

^bPairs within +/−10 mm also contain pairs which are 0-0 scores.

^cScores in mm.