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Dimensions of FCR
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Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (42-items)
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5-point Likert scale
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“How many times per day do you spend thinking about the possible chance of recurrence?” “I am worried or anxious about a possible chance of recurrence.” “I try to replace this thought with a more pleasant one.”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Subscales:
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• Triggers (8 items)
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−0 - 32
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• Severity (9 items)
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−0 - 36
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• Psychological distress (4 items)
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−0 - 16
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• Functional impairment (6 items)
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−0 - 24
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• Coping strategies (9-items)
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−0 - 36
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• Insight (3 items)
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−0 - 12
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• Reassurance Seeking (3 items)
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−0 - 12
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Cancer related quality of life
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EORTC-QLC C30 (30 items) Subscales:
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4-point Likert scale
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“Were you limited in pursuing your hobbies or other leisure time activities?” “How would you rate your overall health during the past week? (Global health)”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Five functional scales (15 items)
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−15 - 60
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• Three symptom scales (7 items)
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−7 - 28
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• Single symptom items (6 items)
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−6 - 24
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• Global health & quality of life scales (2 items)
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−2 - 14
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Cancer specific quality of life: Breast cancer
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EORTC-BR23 (23 items) Four functional scales (8 items)
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−8 - 32
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“Have you felt physically less attractive as a result of your disease or treatment?”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Four symptom scales (15 items)
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−15 - 60
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Cancer specific quality of life: Prostate cancer
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EORTC-PR25 (25 items)
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“Have you had difficulty going out of the house because you needed to be close to a toilet?”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Two functional scales (6 items)
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−6 - 24
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• Four symptom scales (19 items)
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−19 - 76
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Cancer specific quality of life: Colorectal cancer
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EORTC-CR38 (38 items) Two functional scales (7 items)
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−7 - 28
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“During past week, where you bothered by gas (flatulence)?”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Seven symptom scales (28 items)
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−26 - 104
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• Three single symptom items
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−1 - 4
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Satisfaction with life
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Satisfaction With Life Scale (5-items)
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7-point Likert scale *5 - 35
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“In general, I am satisfied with life.”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Distress
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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (14 items) Subscales
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4-point Likert scale *0 - 42
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“I feel tense or wound up” “I feel as if I am slowed down”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Anxiety (7 items)
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−0 - 21
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• Depression (7 items)
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−0 - 21
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Distress thermometer (1 item) Problem List (47 items)
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VAS *0 - 10 *0 - 47
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“Circle the number (0-10) that best describes how much distress you have been experiencing in the past week.”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Fatigue severity
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Checklist Individual Strength – Fatigue Severity subscale (8 items)
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7-point Likert scale *8 - 56
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“I feel tired” “I am rested”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Optimism
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Life orientation Test (LOT) (12 items)
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5-point likert scale *0 - 32
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“In uncertain times, I usually expect the best.”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Body vigilance
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Body Vigilance Scale (4-items)
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VAS scale *0 - 10 item 1-3 *0 - 15 item 4
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“I am very sensitive to changes in my internal bodily sensations”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Coping with the experience of cancer
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Impact of Events Scale (15 items) Subscales
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4-point Likert scale *0 - 35 *0 - 40
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“Any reminder brought back feelings about it.” (intrusion)
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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• Intrusion (7 items)
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• Avoidance (8 items)
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Perceived social support
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Social Support List – Dissatisfaction scale (34-item)
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4-point likert scale *34 - 102
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What is your opinion about the extent to which people…: “Drop in for a pleasant visit?”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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Personality
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Big Five Inventory (44 items) Subscales Neuroticism (8 items)
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5-point Likert scale
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I see myself as someone: “Who… can be somewhat careless.” (conscientiousness) “Who… Is sometimes shy, inhibited.” (extraversion)
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T0
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• Extraversion (8 items)
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• Openness (10 items)
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• Conscientiousness (9 items)
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• Agreeableness (9 items)
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Health care use
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EQ-5D (5 items) EQ-5D thermometer
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4-point Likert scale VAS Scale (0 - 100)
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“Please indicate which statement best describes your own health state today.”
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T0;T1;T2;T3
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TIC-P – part I
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Open ended questions
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In the past 4 weeks did you “how often did you visit the general practitioner?”
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T0
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Custom made cost diaries
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Open ended questions
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During the specified period: ‘How often did you consult the general practitioner and why?’
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Between T0-T1 T1-T2 T2-T3 T3-T4
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