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Table 1 Content of the core-questionnaire COS (consequences of screening)

From: Consequences of screening in colorectal cancer (COS-CRC): development and dimensionality of a questionnaire

Themes or single items

The items of COS. The number indicates the order of appearance in the questionnaire

Part I

Anxiety

2. Worried about my future

3. Scared

12. Upset

13. Restless

14. Nervous

23. Terrified

46. Shocked

Behavioural

4. Irritable

5. Quieter than normal

8. Hard to concentrate

10. Change in appetite

17. Withdrawn into myself

20. Difficulty dealing work or other commitments

22. Difficulty doing things around the house

Sense of dejection

1. Worried

9. Time passed slowly

11. Sad

15. Uneasy

18. Unable to cope

19. Depressed

Sleep

6. Slept badly

16. Taken long time to fall asleep

21. Woken up far too early in the morning

24. Awake most of the night

Single item

7. Busy to take mind off things

Part II

Relaxed/calm

3. Relaxed

7. Calm

15. Relieved

Social relations

4. Family

5. Friends

6. Other people

Existential values

1. Broader aspects of life

2. Enjoyment of life

8. Thought about future

9. Well-being

10. Awareness of life

11. Value life

Impulsivity

12. Energy

14. Lived life to the full

17. Being impulsive

19. Desire to venture into something new

20. Desire to venture into something risky

21. Done some things that overstepped one’s bounds

Empathy

13. Responsibility for one’s family

16. Understand other people’s problems

18. Ability to listen to other people’s problems