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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2015 Sep 25;24(12):1618–1625. doi: 10.1002/pon.3937

Table 2.

Visual analogue scale items, means, and standard deviations

M SD
Person support: Attitudes that important others in your institution have about offering psychological interventions in general or this intervention specifically. Think about the key decision makers in your organization. For example: How supportive do you think your supervisor would be in implementing this intervention? How supportive are the cancer health providers in referring patients for your services? How supportive is the leader of the oncology department in participating in psychological interventions? Rate how much person support you have for implementation. (Range: “Total opposition from everyone” to “total support from everyone.”)
68.93 22.56
Environmental support includes tangible needs like a room in which to run the group, funding for your time and supplies, and staff to help you implement the intervention. Think about the resources at your institution. For example: What space will you use to conduct the group? How will your time to conduct the group be funded? How will the patient materials be made available to patients? Rate how much environmental support you have for implementation. (Range: “No resources at all” to “all the resources I need.”)
60.42 28.42
Patient barriers prevent your patients from receiving services. They include cultural attitudes about mental health treatment, willingness to commit to treatment, and transportation needs. Think about the population you serve. For example: How accepting are your patients of mental health treatment? How likely is it that your patients would commit to a multi-session intervention? What transportation barriers do your patients have in order to attend a multi-session intervention? Rate your patients’ ability and willingness to attend. (Range: “Patients can't and won't attend” to “patients will be at every session”)
46.57 21.74