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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2011 Aug;117(15 0):3603–3617. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26260

Table 1.

Summary of Potential Patient Reported Outcome Measures by Phase of Cancer Continuum

PHASE OF CANCER CONTINUUM DOMAIN METRIC STRENGTHS OF MEASURE LIMITATIONS OF MEASURE
Screening
Adherence NHIS questions (Have you ever had…?) Cognitively tested Less accurate than medical records, reporting bias
Attitudes and beliefs about screening
Barriers MEPS question Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Not specifically tested for cancer screening
Cultural competency CAHPS, cultural competency supplement Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Under development
Follow-up on screening
Self efficacy
Adherence NHIS question (Have you ever had at a test where the results NOT normal? Because of the results, did you have additional tests?
CAHPS
Cognitively tested Less accurate than medical records,
Attitudes/fears ?
Barriers MEPS question (Which of these best describes the main reason you were unable to get medical care, tests, or treatments? Cognitively tested Not specific tested for cancer screening
Patient satisfaction with cancer related care CAPHS question
PSC
Focuses on follow-up for cancer Under development
Patient satisfaction with navigation PSN Focuses specifically on Navigation Under development
Psychological distress PROMIS Cognitively tested, well validated, computer assisted available online and in Sp
Cultural competency CAHPS, cultural competency supplement

Perceived Similarity to Navigator
Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Short, specific to navigation
Under development

Under development
Primary Treatment
Adherence NHIS question
CAHPS
MOS adherence scale
Self-efficacy CASE-Cancer

PAM
Focuses on cancer

Strong psychometrically
Only used one publication

Not cancer specific
Patient Beliefs about Medication BMQ, BMS Addresses attitudes towards medication Not widely used in cancer
Barriers MEPS question Cognitively tested Available in SP Not specific tested for cancer screening
Patient satisfaction with cancer related care CAPHS, cancer supplement

PSC
Focuses on follow-up for cancer
Available in Sp
Under development
Patient satisfaction with navigation PSN-L Focuses specifically on Navigation
Available in Sp
Under development
Family satisfaction FamCare
Functional Health Status FACIT/FACT Strong psychometrically
Available in Sp
? Sensitivity to navigation
Functional health status and symptoms burden PROMIS Cognitively tested, well validated, computer assisted available online and in Sp
Symptoms FACIT/symptoms Strong psychometrically
Available in Sp
Working Alliance Satisfaction with Navigation – Interpersonal scale Specific to navigation Available in Sp Under development
Cultural competency CAHPS, cultural competency supplement

Perceived Similarity to Navigator
Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp

Specific to navigation
Under development

Under development
Survivorship
Treatment MOS adherence scale

Morisky

MARS

Cost-related non-adherence
Global measure

Brief, widely used

Brief

Brief, validated, Available in Sp
Not widely used in cancer

Relevant to prescription medications, not widely used in cancer,
Relevant to prescription medications, not widely in cancer
Self-efficacy CASE-Cancer

PAM
Focuses on cancer

Strong psychometrically
Only one publication

Not cancer specific
Patient Beliefs about Medication BMQ, BMS Addresses attitudes towards medication Not widely used in cancer
Barriers MEPS question Cognitively tested Not specific tested for cancer screening
Coordination of care CAHPS
Patient satisfaction with cancer related care CAHPS Cancer Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Under development
Patient satisfaction with navigation None
Functional Health Status and symptom burden FACIT/FACT Strongly psychometrically, Cancer type specific
Available in multiple language
? Sensitivity to navigation
Strong psychometrically
Available in Sp
Symptoms FACIT Strongly psychometrically Cancer type specific
Available in multiple language
Cultural competency CAHPS, cultural competency supplement Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Under development
End of Life
Barriers to care
Functional health status FACT/FACIT
Symptom burden Symptoms/FACIT
Functional health status and symptoms burden PROMIS Cognitively tested, well validated, computer assisted available online and in Sp
Caregiver burden
Patient[proxy] satisfaction with EOL care ??VOICES
Patient satisfaction with navigation None
Family satisfaction FamCare-2
Cultural competency CAHPS, cultural competency supplement Cognitively tested and well validated
Available in Sp
Under development