Comparison between relief of symptoms reported by healthcare professionals and by family membersᵃ
Family members N | |||||
Healthcare professionals n | Completely | Partly/not at all | Total | Kappa | 95% CIs |
Relief of pain | |||||
Completely | 245 | 293 | 538 | 0.04 | −0.02 to 0.09 |
Partly/not at all | 38 | 61 | 99 | ||
Total | 283 | 354 | 637 | ||
Relief of anxiety | |||||
Completely | 127 | 175 | 302 | 0.10 | 0.04 to 0.17 |
Partly/not at all | 17 | 56 | 73 | ||
Total | 144 | 231 | 375 | ||
Relief of confusion | |||||
Completely | 10 | 38 | 48 | 0.01 | −0.15 to 0.17 |
Partly/not at all | 15 | 59 | 74 | ||
Total | 25 | 97 | 122 |
ᵃ Only including cases where both HCPs and FMs had reported that the patient had suffered from that corresponding symptom.