Table 3.
Distribution of codes across groups and transcripts for the PROMIS conceptual categories
| PROMIS subdomain | PROMIS conceptual category | Psychiatric group | Medical group | Total number of quotes | Multiply coded quotesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mood | 175 | ||||
| Sadness/depressed affect | 59 | 36 | 95 | 53 | |
| Lowered threshold for negative affect | 18 | 10 | 28 | 18 | |
| Crying | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | |
| Irritability | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | |
| Moodiness/emotional instability | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| Poor mood (distinct from grief or loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss of pleasure | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Loss of interest | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |
| Loss of positive reactivity | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Cognition | 200 | ||||
| Problems in attention/concentration | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Problems in decision making/problem solving | 12 | 7 | 19 | 8 | |
| Memory problems | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Mental slowing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Rumination (intrusive thoughts) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | |
| Pessimism | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Self-criticism | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
| Worthlessness | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | |
| Thoughts of being physically unattractive | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Loneliness/decreased sense of closeness and support | 27 | 12 | 40 | 29 | |
| Interpersonal alienation and sensitivity | 41 | 22 | 63 | 36 | |
| Hopelessness | 16 | 7 | 23 | 10 | |
| Helplessness/loss of mastery and self-efficacy | 24 | 9 | 33 | 18 | |
| Guilt/sense of punishment | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | |
| Behaviour | 168 | ||||
| Decreased general activity | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| Impaired functioning | 19 | 10 | 29 | 16 | |
| Need for increased physical effort | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fatigue | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| Physical retardation | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| Interpersonal conflict/impairment | 32 | 20 | 61 | 31 | |
| Social withdrawal/isolation | 28 | 31 | 59 | 28 | |
| Agitation | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Somatic complaints | 101 | ||||
| General sleep difficulties | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | |
| Excessive sleep | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Troubling dreams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Changes in appetite | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Changes in eating behaviour | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| Changes in weight | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | |
| Problems with gastrointestinal functioning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Somatic arousal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Increased pain | 22 | 23 | 45 | 27 | |
| Poor/perceived health/general somatic concerns | 16 | 19 | 35 | 24 | |
| Suicidality | 20 | ||||
| Thoughts that life is not worth living | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Thoughts of death or self-injury | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
Note. Italic text denotes 10 most frequently used conceptual categories; ‘a’ indicates that this and at least one other code was assigned to the same quote.