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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Aug 2;125(22):4059–4068. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32172

TABLE 5.

Number of Supportive Care Needs Endorsed by PROMIS T Score Screening Alerts

No. of Supportive Care Needs Endorsed
PROMIS Scores Did Not Trigger Alert PROMIS Scores Triggered Alert
PROMIS CAT No. Mean SD No. Mean SD P (t Test) Effect Size (Cohen’s d)

Anxiety
 Original threshold 8287 1.62 2.54 31 7.19 5.14 <.0001 2.16
 Relaxed threshold 7722 1.38 2.23 596 5 4.01 <.0001 1.4
Depression
 Original threshold 8304 1.64 2.57 13 4.77 3.59 <.0001 1.21
 Relaxed threshold 7678 1.41 2.28 639 4.39 3.99 <.0001 1.16
Fatigue 8092 1.54 2.43 213 5.59 4.43 <.0001 1.57
Pain Interference 8162 1.57 2.49 155 5.28 4.24 <.0001 1.44
Physical Function 7908 1.49 2.38 409 4.7 4.04 <.0001 1.24

Abbreviations: CAT, computer adaptive test; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SD, standard deviation