From: Validation of the German version of the needs assessment tool: progressive disease-heart failure
Inter-rater reliability | Test–retest reliability | |||
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Cohen´s kappa | PABAK | Cohen´s kappa | PABAK | |
Section 2: Patient wellbeing | ||||
1. Is the patient experiencing unresolved physical symptoms (including problems with breathlessness, pain, fatigue, nausea, edema, insomnia, or cough)? | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
2. Does the patient have problems with daily living activities? | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0.98 |
3. Does the patient have psychological symptoms that are interfering with well-being or relationships? | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
4. Does the patient have concerns about how to manage his/her medication and treatment regimens? | 0.48 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5. Does the patient have concerns about spiritual or existential issues? | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
6. Does the patient have financial or legal concerns that are causing distress or require assistance? | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.94 |
7. From the health delivery point of view, are there health beliefs, cultural, or social factors involving the patient or family that are making care more complex? | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
Section 3: Ability of caregiver or family to care for patient | ||||
1. Is the caregiver or family distressed about the patient’s physical symptoms? | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.98 |
2. Is the caregiver or family having difficulty providing physical care? | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.87 |
3. Is the caregiver or family having difficulty coping? | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
4. Is the caregiver having difficulty managing the patient’s medication and treatment regimens? | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5. Does the caregiver or family have financial or legal concerns that are causing distress or require assistance? | 0.66 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
6. Is the family currently experiencing problems that are interfering with their functioning or interpersonal relationships or is there a history of such problems? | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
Section 4: Caregiver wellbeing | ||||
1. Is the caregiver or family experiencing physical, practical, spiritual, existential, or psychological problems that are interfering with their well-being or functioning? | 0.73 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.93 |