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. 2024 Sep 20;14(9):e090449. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090449

Table 1. Impairments screened by REACH.

Impairment Cancer type Adapted measures Frequency during treatment Frequency after treatment
Fatigue Breast, colorectal, head and neck, lymphoma FSI 3 months 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Pain Breast, colorectal, head and neck, lymphoma ESAS pain and BPI 3 months 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Activities of daily living Breast, colorectal, head and neck, lymphoma PRFS and FSQ 3 months 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Falls and balance Breast, colorectal, head and neck, lymphoma STEADI 3 months 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Return to work Breast, colorectal, lymphoma None None 3 months (year 1) no screening year 2
Shoulder and neck dysfunction Breast, head and neck QuickDASH, Neck Dissection Impairment Index 3 months 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Sexual dysfunction Breast, colorectal BSSC-M and F None 3 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Lymphoedema Breast Lymphoedema symptom report 2 months 2 months (year 1)6 months (year 2)
Dysphagia Head and neck 4QT 2 months 3 months (year 1) no screening year 2
Trismus Head and neck EORTC QLQ - H&N35 2 months 3 months (year 1) no screening year 2
Speech Head and neck UW Head and Neck Questionnaire None 3 months (year 1) no screening year 2
Xerostomia Head and neck EORTC QLQ - H&N35 2 months 3 months (year 1) no screening year 2

BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; BSSC-M and F, Brief Sexual Symptom Checklist Male and Female; EORTC QLQ - H&N35, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck ModuleESASEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemFSI, Fatigue Symptom Inventory; FSQFunctional Status QuestionnairePRFS, Patient-Reported Functional Status; 4QT4-point questionnaire testQuickDASH, The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score; STEADI, Stopping Elderly Accident, Deaths and InjuriesUWUniversity of Washington