Table 3.
Means, standard deviations, and Cronbach's alpha for the Cancer and Treatment Distress (CTXD) total mean score and subscales at each assessment time point
| Scale/ Subscale | N items | Baseline | 100 days | 180 days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD)a | alpha | M (SD) | alpha | M (SD) | alpha | ||
| CTXD total | 22 | 1.12 (0.60) | 0.940 | 0.93 (0.60) | 0.945 | 0.85 (0.59) | 0.945 |
| Health Burden | 4 | 1.43 (0.73) | 0.832 | 1.32 (0.74) | 0.862 | 1.24 (0.76) | 0.874 |
| Family Strain | 3 | 1.47 (0.77) | 0.800 | 1.06 (0.80) | 0.839 | 0.94 (0.79) | 0.863 |
| Uncertainty | 4 | 1.24 (0.78) | 0.867 | 1.02 (0.75) | 0.878 | 0.95 (0.80) | 0.904 |
| Finances | 3 | 1.00 (0.85) | 0.789 | 0.84 (0.81) | 0.782 | 0.75 (0.79) | 0.811 |
| Identity | 4 | 0.80 (0.77) | 0.816 | 0.69 (0.72) | 0.813 | 0.60 (0.62) | 0.772 |
| Medical Demands | 3 | 0.71 (0.66) | 0.780 | 0.56 (0.66) | 0.793 | 0.51 (0.63) | 0.811 |
a
Items are measured on a 4-point scale with 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe. Scores are the mean item response value across the items for each scale/subscale.