Table 7.

Confusion Matrix of Physician and Survey-based Diagnoses of Neuropathic Pain (PainDETECT Score ≥19).

Physician
Positive Diagnosis
Physician
Negative Diagnosis
Questionnaire
Positive Diagnosis
35 18 PPV=66.0%
Questionnaire
Negative Diagnosis
16 20 NPV=55.6%
Sensitivity=68.6% Specificity=52.6%

Physician-assigned diagnoses were used as the reference standard.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2026; 17(3): e0020. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2026 July 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10580