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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Sep 29;29(12):2608–2616. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0659

Table 1.

Symptom Rating Prompts

Affect(33) Question: Estimate how good or bad you feel right now
Responses: Likert scale from 0 (very bad) to 10 (very good)*
Anxiety (31,32) Question: My worries overwhelm me right now.
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)
Depression (31,32) Question: How would you rate your depression right now?
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (none) to 5 (very severe)
Fatigue(31,32) Question: How would you rate your fatigue right now?
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (none) to 5 (very severe)
Physical Function(31,32) Question: To what extent are you able to carry out your everyday physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, carrying groceries or moving a chair right now?
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (completely ) to 5 (not at all)
Question: Are you physically able to go for a walk for at least 15 minutes right now?
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (without any difficulty) to 5 (unable to do)
Pain(31,32) Question: What is your level of pain right now?
Responses: 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain)
Cognitive Function(31,32) Question: My mind is as sharp as usual right now.
Responses: 5 point Likert scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much)*

Note:

*

indicates items were reverse scored for analyses so higher scores indicate worse symptom ratings