Table 2.
Agreement between observer ratings of audio-recordings from 144 audio fragments of 43 patients
| HRQL topic | Frequency discussed during 1 or more study visits according to rater 1 (%) | Frequency discussed during 1 or more study visits according to rater 2 (%) | Cohen’s κ | Agreement (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 40 | 38 | 0.81 | 91 |
| Fatigue | 50 | 49 | 0.89 | 94 |
| Dyspnea | 15 | 15 | 0.97 | 99 |
| Nausea | 65 | 65 | 0.97 | 99 |
| Sleep | 23 | 23 | 0.92 | 97 |
| Appetite | 35 | 33 | 0.86 | 94 |
| Constipation | 39 | 36 | 0.91 | 96 |
| Diarrhea | 15 | 14 | 0.94 | 99 |
| Side-effects | 97 | 96 | 0.79 | 99 |
| Arm | 19 | 19 | 0.84 | 95 |
| Breast | 20 | 19 | 0.85 | 95 |
| Physical activities | 37 | 39 | 0.84 | 92 |
| Daily activities | 33 | 37 | 0.80 | 91 |
| Social | 10 | 10 | 0.85 | 97 |
| Concentration | 6 | 6 | 0.94 | 99 |
| Emotions | 34 | 40 | 0.84 | 92 |
| Sexuality | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 100 |
| Appearance | 6 | 7 | 0.65 | 96 |
| Perspective | 41 | 42 | 0.74 | 88 |
| Mean | 0.89 | 95 |