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Table 2 Comparisons between oncologist and patient ratings

From: Oncologists’ perception of depressive symptoms in patients with advanced cancer: accuracy and relational correlates

 

M (SD)

     

Measure

Patient

Oncologist

r

t (d)

Underestimation (%)

Acceptable Estimation (%)

Overestimation (%)

Depressive Symptoms

3.46 (3.33)

3.94 (3.50)

.29***

1.67 (−.14)

15.9

62.7a

21.4

A) Sadness

.54 (.72)

.70 (.73)

.31***

2.66** (−.22)

18.4

48.8b

32.8

B) Pessimism

.77 (.88)

.95 (.91)

.22**

2.27* (−.20)

2.2

41.3

36.3

C) Failure

.34 (.69)

.30 (.53)

.08

-.63 (.07)

18.4

63.2

18.4

D) Dissatisfact.

.35 (.57)

.47 (.67)

.18*

2.16 (−.19)

17.9

57.2

24.9

E) Guilt

.25 (.66)

.24 (.57)

.08

-.13 (.02)

11.9

74.6

13.4

F) Self-Dislike

.21 (.47)

.17 (.42)

.09

-.95 (.09)

14.9

73.1

11.9

G) Suicidal Idea

.26 (.63)

.09 (.35)

.29***

−3.65*** (.33)

13.4

82.1

4.5

H) Body Image

.74 (.90)

1.01 (.90)

.18*

3.27** (−.30)

21.9

38.3

39.8

Distress

1.80 (1.60)

3.07 (1.73)

.35***

9.47*** (−.76)

8.5

42.3c

49.3

  1. Note. aEvaluations of depression were considered acceptable when situated within 17 points away from the patient’s score. This margin is based on an α of .81, calculated for the patient BDI-SF; bEvaluations on BDI-SF items were considered acceptable when they exactly matched the patient’s score; cEvaluations of distress were considered acceptable when situated within 6.3 points away from the patient’s score. This margin is based on a test-retest r of .80, reported in a recent validation study of the DT (Tang et al. 2011).
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.
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