Table 2.
Measures | Description | Clinical Cut-Offs |
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Primary | ||
PRO-CTCAEs19 | 5 items (related to VR use) with option to add items, 5-point Likert scale or 0/1 for absent/present | 1 = mild 2 = moderate 3 = severe 4 = life-threatening 5 = death |
Secondary | ||
NCCN Distress Thermometer20 | 1 item, 11-point Likert scale with accompanying Problem List | ≥ 5 = moderate-severe |
STAI-6 (S-scale)21,22 | 6 items from S-scale, 4-item Likert scale (total score converted to range from 20 to 80) | ≥ 40 = clinically significant |
Exploratory | ||
UCLA Loneliness Scale23,24 | 20 items, 4-point Likert scale | 20 to 34 = low 35 to 49 = moderate 50 to 64 = moderately high 65 to 80 = high |
COST Questionnaire25 | 11 items, 5-point Likert scale | not established |
ADNM-2026 | Stressor & Item lists, 4-point Likert scale | ≥ 47.5 = high risk |
Abbreviations: PRO-CTCAEs: Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; AE: adverse event; STAI-6: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 6-item; S-scale: “state” anxiety subscale of STAI-6; UCLA: University of California – Los Angeles; COST: Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity; ADNM-20: Adjustment Disorder New Module – 20