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. 2019 Aug;16(8):1024–1033. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-112OC

Table 2.

Patient and family caregiver quality of life and symptom burden (n = 20)

Survey Patients Mean ± SD or n (%) (n = 10) Family Caregivers mean ± SD or n (%) (n = 10)
PROMIS Global Health-10, Physical Health Domain t-score 35.8 ± 5.5; range = 26.7–44.9 46.2 ± 12.8; range = 23.5–67.7
Poor quality of life* 4 (40) 2 (20)
PROMIS Emotional Distress-Anxiety Short Form t-score 58.3 ± 13.6; range = 42.1–75.8 61.0 ± 15.6; range = 42.1–82.7
Moderate–severe anxiety symptoms 4 (40) 5 (50)
PROMIS Emotional Distress-Depression Short Form t-score 51.1 ± 11.8; range = 37.1–68.3 53.4 ± 10.5; range = 37.1–66.3
Moderate–severe depressive symptoms 2 (20) 3 (30)
UAB Life Space Assessment score 49.5 ± 26.3; range = 15–102 72.9 ± 26.3; range = 35.120
Social isolation§ 6 (60) 2 (20)

Definition of abbreviations: PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; UAB = University of Alabama at Birmingham.

*

PROMIS Global Health-10, Physical Health Domain t-score ≤35 (<1.2 SD below mean; lower scores worse).

PROMIS-Emotional Distress Anxiety t-score ≥60 (>1 SD above the mean; higher scores worse).

PROMIS-Emotional Distress Depression t-score ≥60 (>1 SD above the mean; higher scores worse).

§

UAB Life Space Assessment Score ≤60 (lower scores worse).