Table 2.

Results of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for scales with agreed anchors and cut-off scores

EORTC QLQ-C30 scale	SCNS-LF59 anchor	Cut-Off Score	AUC (95% CI)	Sensitivity (95% CI)	Specificity (95% CI)
Global quality of life	Feeling unwell a lot of the time + Not being able to do the things you used to do	71	0.78 (0.71–0.85)	0.78 (0.68–0.86)	0.69 (0.64–0.75)
Physical functioning	Physical and daily living needs	97	0.79 (0.73–0.85)	0.80 (0.71–0.89)	0.61 (0.54–0.67)
Role functioning	Not being able to do the things you used to do	92	0.84 (0.78–0.89)	0.82 (0.74–0.91)	0.74 (0.67–0.79)
Emotional functioning	Psychological needs	71	0.79 (0.74–0.84)	0.71 (0.64–0.79)	0.70 (0.64–0.77)
Social functioning	Changes to usual routine and lifestyle +  Changes in other peoples attitudes towards you	92	0.81 (0.75–0.86)	0.82 (0.75–0.90)	0.70 (0.64–0.77)
Fatigue	Lack of energy/tiredness	28	0.84 (0.79–0.88)	0.78 (0.69–0.85)	0.79 (0.73–0.85)
Nausea and vomiting	Nausea/vomiting	8	0.87 (0.79–0.94)	0.83 (0.69–0.97)	0.88 (0.84–0.92)
Pain	Pain	8	0.87 (0.82–0.91)	0.88 (0.79–0.95)	0.74 (0.69–0.80)
Insomnia	Not sleeping well	17	0.83 (0.78–0.88)	0.87 (0.80–0.93)	0.66 (0.60–0.72)
Financial difficulties	Concerns about your financial situation	17	0.78 (0.72–0.83)	0.64 (0.54–0.74)	0.88 (0.84–0.92)

EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, SCNS-LF59 supportive care needs survey long form 59, AUC area under the ROC curve, CI confidence interval