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. 2015 Oct 23;3(4):211–221. doi: 10.1093/nop/npv042

Table 2.

Validated measures used to quantify outcomes of interest in studies selected for inclusion

Measure Times Used (n)a Outcomes Measured
BAI 1 Anxiety
BDI 3 Depression
DT 4 Distress
FACT-Br 4 HRQoL
FACT-G 1 HRQoL
FLIC 3 HRQoL
FP-QLI 2 HRQoL
FSQoLS 1 HRQoL
HADS 5 Depression; anxiety
HUS 1 HRQoL
LASA 2 HRQoL
MAS 1 Depression
MHS 1 HRQoL
mPHQ 2 Depression; anxiety
PAIS-SR 1 HRQoL
POMS-SF 3 Depression; anxiety
QLQ-BN20 2 HRQoL
QLQ-C30 2 HRQoL
SCID 1 Depression
SF-36 2 Depression; HRQoL
SNAS 1 HRQoL
SRDS 3 Depression
STAI 4 Anxiety
STAI-2 2 Anxiety

Abbreviations: BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; DT, Distress Thermometer; FACT-Br, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Brain; FLIC, Functional Living Index - Cancer; FP-QLI, Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index for Cancer; FSQoLS, Fox Simple Quality of Life Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HUS, Hassles and Uplifts Scale; LASA, Linear analogue scale assessment; MAS, Mood Assessment Scale; MHS, Miller Hope Scale; mPHQ, Modified Patient Health Questionnaire; PAIS-SR, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale - Self Report; POMS-SF, Profile of Mood States - Short Form; QLQ-C30, Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer-30; QLQ-BN20, Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer – Brain Cancer Module; SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders; SF-36, Short Form (36) Health Survey; SNAS, Sherbrooke Neuro-oncology Assessment Scale; SRDS, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale; STAI-1, State Trait Anxiety Inventory; STAI-2, State Trait Anxiety Inventory-2.

aNumber of unique uses. If a study used one validated measure to quantify multiple outcomes, the measure is counted for each use.