Fig. 2.

Frequency and severity of psychosocial problems at baseline and one-year follow-up. Note: Depression was measured with the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, range 0 – 15, higher scores indicate more depression, cut-off ≥5 for frequency of depression. Cognitive functioning was measured with the cognitive functioning subscale of the EORTC QLQ-C30, range 0 – 100, lower scores indicate worse functioning, cut-off <67 for frequency of cognitive impairment. Fatigue was measured with a Visual Analogue Scale, range 0 – 10, higher scores indicate more fatigue, cut-off ≥4 for frequency of fatigue