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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2014 Jun;29(2):233–240. doi: 10.1007/s13187-013-0578-6

Table 2.

Frequency of measurement tool utilization, original versus validated measure utilization, and length of time after the study for initiation of intermediate outcome assessments.

Outcome Factor % n
Proximal outcome assessment methods
 Questionnaires or surveys 84.6 22
 Telephone or in-person interview 3.9 1
 Combination of methods 11.5 3
 Utilized original measurement tool 77.0 20
 Utilized validated measurement tool 23.0 10
Intermediate outcome assessment time
 Immediately to < 3 months 11.8 2
 3 months to < 6 months 29.4 5
 6 months to < 9 months 11.8 2
 1 year to < 2 years 5.8 1
 2+ years 5.8 1
 Multiple time points 17.7 3
 Declined to state 17.7 3
Intermediate outcome assessment methods
 Questionnaires or surveys 23.5 4
 Telephone or in-person interview 23.5 4
 Medical records 5.9 1
 County screening rates 5.9 1
 Billing data 5.9 1
 Combination of methods 29.4 5
 Utilized original measurement tool 100.0 17