Table 1.
Domain | Issue | Measures |
---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | Sociodemographic | Internally developed |
Medical | Internally developed | |
Quality of life | ||
Physical | Symptoms; physical and cognitive functioning | EORTC-QLQ-C30 [37] |
Cancer-related fatigue | BFI [55] | |
Cognitive functioning | AFI [68] | |
Comorbidity | Comorbidity Index [76] | |
Care level and disability | internally developed | |
Late/long-term effects | internally developed | |
Psychological | Emotional functioning | EORTC-QLQ-C30 [37] |
General satisfaction | FLZM [47] | |
Depressive symptoms | PHQ-9 [50] | |
Anxiety symptoms | GAD-7 [50] | |
General distress | NCCN Distress [52] Thermometer [52] | |
Fear of progression | FoP-Q [54] | |
Late/long-term effects | internally developed | |
Social | Role and social functioning; financial difficulties | EORTC-QLQ-C30 [37] |
Social and medical care need | SCNS-SF34 [70] | |
Social support | F-SozU [44] | |
Use of/satisfaction with social care | internally developed | |
Use of/satisfaction with medical care | internally developed | |
Employment and work ability/conditions | WAI [72]; internally developed | |
Partnership, sexuality and fertility | PFB-K [45]; Geue et al. [75]; internally developed | |
Late/long-term effects | internally developed | |
Premorbid/Personality Traits | Affectivity | PANAS [48] |
Coping styles | UCL-SF [57] | |
Psychological flexibility | AAQ-II [60] | |
Illness centrality | Wiebe et al. [63]; Helgeson et al. [63, 64] | |
Changes in Self Concept | internally developed | |
Health locus of control | MHLC [65] | |
Health behavior | FEG [66]; report of Health Monitoring [67]; internally developed |
Note: EORTC-QLQ-C30 and questions on late/long-term effects are assigned to all QoL domains due to multidimensionality/open response format