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Table 1 Summary of the study’s instruments and the observation points at which they will be used

From: U-CARE: Internet-based stepped care with interactive support and cognitive behavioral therapy for reduction of anxiety and depressive symptoms in cancer - a clinical trial protocol

Instrument

Observation points

HADS

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

MADRS-S

At baseline and at 10 months

STAI-S

At baseline and at 10 months

ESSI

At baseline

NLEs

At baseline

EROS

At baseline and at 10 months

PCL-C

At baseline and at 10, 18 and 24 months

EORTC QLQ-C30

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

EORTC QLQ-BR231

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

EORTC QLQ-PR251

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

EORTC QLQ-CR291

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

FACIT-F

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

ISI

At baseline and at 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

PTGI-SF

At 10 months

Health economic questionnaire

At 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

EQ-5D

At 2 weeks and 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

Patient satisfaction questionnaire

At 1, 4 and 10 months

Internet use questionnaire

At 1, 4, 7, 10, 18 and 24 months

Knowledge and strategies questionnaire

At 2 weeks and 1 and 10 months

  1. EORTC QLQ European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire, EQ-5D Euroqol 5D, EROS Environmental Reward Observation Scale, ESSI Enriched Social Support Inventory, FACIT-F Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Fatigue, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, ISI Insomnia Severity Index, MADRS-S Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale – Self-Report, NLEs Negative Life Events questionnaire, PCL-C Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist – civilian version, PTGI-SF Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, Short Form, QLQ-Br25 Quality of Life Questionnaire with diagnosis-specific modules for breast cancer, QLQ-C30 Quality of Life Questionnaire, Core 30, QLQ-CR29 Quality of Life Questionnaire with diagnosis-specific modules for colorectal cancer, QLQ-PR25 Quality of Life Questionnaire with diagnosis-specific modules for prostate cancer, STAI-S State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State anxiety subscale.
  2. 1 = if appropriate.