Table 1.

Patient‐reported outcome measure severity cut‐off definition

PROM	Severity	Cut‐off	Severity cut‐off derivation
HADS Depression	None/mild	≤10	Severity cut‐off scores suggested by authors, corroborated by normative data.18, 20
	Moderate	11–15
	Severe	≥16
HADS Anxiety	None/mild	≤10	Severity cut‐off scores suggested by authors, corroborated by normative data.18, 20
	Moderate	11–15
	Severe	≥16
KCCQ summary score	None/mild	>50	Correlation of cut‐offs with NYHA class, mortality, and PC needs.15, 19
	Moderate	25–50
	Severe	<25
ESAS summary score	None/mild	0–33	Individual symptom score severity based on HF cohort.21 No summary score severity available.
	Moderate	34–66
	Severe	67–100
SF‐12 Physical summary score	None/mild	>40.28	Severity scores based on normative data: moderate = between 2–3 SD from mean; severe = >3 SD from mean.16
	Moderate	30.56–40.28
	Severe	<30.56
SF‐12 Mental summary score	None/mild	>40.28	Severity scores based on normative data: moderate = between 2‐3 SD from mean; severe = >3 SD from mean.16
	Moderate	30.56–40.28
	Severe	<30.56
Overall severity category	Severely impaired	Severe in any PROM category

ESAS, Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HF, heart failure; KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PC, palliative care; PROM, patient‐reported outcome measure; SD, standard deviation; SF‐12, Short Form 12.