Table 5. Internal and external responsiveness.
| Instruments | Internal responsiveness | External responsiveness | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES (84% CI)(n=32) | AUC¹ (95% CI)(n=32) | r (p)(n=32) | |
| SF-36 - Dimensions | |||
| Physical functioning (0-100) | 0.11 (–0.23 to 0.45) | 0.49 (0.28 to 0.70) | 0.17 (0.35) |
| Role-physical (0-100) | 0.29 (0.04 to 0.54) | 0.49 (0.27 to 0.71) | –0.04 (0.81) |
| Role-emotional (0-100) | 0.26 (0.01 to 0.52) | 0.58 (0.35 to 0.80) | 0.08 (0.68) |
| Bodilypain (0-100) | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.27) | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.89) | 0.37 (0.03)** |
| General health perceptions (0-100) | –0.26 (–0.52 to –0.01) | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.89) | 0.42 (0.01)** |
| Vitality (0-100) | 0.39 (0.13 to 0.65) | 0.75 (0.58 to 0.92) | 0.36 (0.38)** |
| Social functioning (0-100) | 0.41 (0.16 to 0.67) | 0.71 (0.50 to 0.92) | 0.34 (0.06) |
| Mental health (0-100) | 0.36 (0.14 to 0.58) | 0.86 (0.68 to 1.00) | 0.53 (0.00)* |
| WHOQOL-bref - Domains | |||
| Physical health (0-100) | 0.53 (0.24 to 0.80) | 0.73 (0.54 to 0.92) | 0.27 (0.14) |
| Psychological (0-100) | 0.02 (–0.11 to 0.17) | 0.88 (0.76 to 0.99) | 0.61 (0.00)* |
| Social relationships (0-100) | 0.12 (–0.06 to 0.30) | 0.80 (0.65 to 0.95) | 0.44 (0.01)** |
| Environment (0-100) | 0.00 (–0.19 to 0.21) | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.89) | 0.32 (0.07) |
| FACT-B+4 - Scales | |||
| Physical well-being (0-28) | 0.33 (0.02 to 0.63) | 0.73 (0.54 to 0.90) | 0.33 (0.06) |
| Social/family well-being (0-28) | –0.11 (–0.28 to a 0.05) | 0.60 (0.40 to 0.79) | 0.30 (0.90) |
| Emotional well-being (0-24) | 0.17 (–0.08 to 0.44) | 0.58 (0.37 to 0.78) | 0.22 (0.22) |
| Functional well-being (0-28) | 0.07 (–0.18 to 0.32) | 0.86 (0.72 to 0.99) | 0.59 (0.00)* |
| Breast cancer subscale (0-36) | 0.37 (0.13 to 0.60) | 0.51 (0.28 to 0.74) | –0.03 (0.86) |
| Arm subscale (0-20) | 0.36 (0.11 to 0.60) | 0.45 (0.23 to 0.66) | –0.25 (0.17) |
| FACT-B+4 total score (0-164) | 0.22 (–0.01 to 0.47) | 0.71 (0.51 to 0.91) | 0.40 (0.02)** |
SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short - Form Health Survey), WHOQOL-bref (World Health Organization Quality of Life - bref), FACT-B+4 (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast plus Arm Morbidity), ES (Effect size), AUC (area under the curve), CI (Confidence interval). ¹Cutoff for improvement =2 in the Global Perceived Effect scale; *Statistically significant correlations (p<0.01), **Statistically significant correlations (p<0.05).