The level of recognition of physical symptoms in patients with a major depression episode in the outpatient psychiatric practice in Puerto Rico: An observational study

Table 3 Relationship between the treating psychiatrists and the patients reports of painful somatic symptoms

Type of Pain	Kappa Coefficient*	N	Sensitivity (%)†	False negative (%) †
Hand Pain	0.5788	125	64.52	55
Abdominal Pain	0.5710	125	57.14	42
Shoulder Pain	0.5303	125	46.67	53
Back Pain	0.4180	125	62.71	37
Headache	0.4008	125	77.22	22
Knee pain	0.4034	125	39.13	60
Lower limb pain	0.3826	125	33.33	66
Foot Pain	0.3736	125	44.44	55
Other Pains	0.00 – 0.32	125	6.8 – 28.5	71 – 95

*Kappa Coefficient: <0.75 = high degree of agreement beyond chance; 0.40 to 0.75 = fair agreement beyond chance; <0.40 = low degree of agreement. †For major explanation regarding sensitivity and false negative items please refer to the principal text.

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