Table 1. In-Hospital Disturbance Survey.
Domain | Source | Question | Response Choice | Disturbance Categorizationa |
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Sleep | Questions adapted from PROMIS Short Form v1.0–Sleep Disturbance 4a | In hospital, my sleep quality has been… | Very poor (5), poor (4), fair (3), good (2), very good (1) | Considered disturbance if score ≥13; cutoff reflects an overall score of less than average |
In hospital, my sleep has been refreshing | Not at all (5), a little bit (4), somewhat (3), quite a bit (2), very much (1) | |||
In hospital, I have had a problem with my sleep | Not at all (1), a little bit (2), somewhat (3), quite a bit (4), very much (5) | |||
In hospital, I have had difficulty falling asleep | Not at all (1), a little bit (2), somewhat (3), quite a bit (4), very much (5) | |||
Mobility | 1 Item adapted from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Scale of Performance Status and similar to the Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale | During my hospitalization, I was… |
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Considered disturbance if confined to bed or chair for >50% of waking hours or totally confined to bed or chair |
Nutrition | Patient Mealtime and Nutrition Care Survey | When I was eating, I was disturbed | Yes (1), no (2) | Considered disturbance if total score <8, suggesting that meals were disturbed or missed in the hospital |
My meal times were interrupted by staff | Yes (1), no (2) | |||
I missed meals because I was not available when they were served | Yes (1), no (2) | |||
I missed meals because I had to avoid food for tests | Yes (1), no (2) | |||
Mood (anxiety or depression) | 1 item from Euro-Qol Five Dimensions Questionnaire | Now, I am… |
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Considered disturbance if moderately to extremely anxious or depressed |
These were prespecified cutoffs for disturbance according to clinical judgment.