From: Prevalence and correlates of healthy lifestyle behaviors among early cancer survivors
Concept | Instrument | Subscales used | Items | Score-range | α | Higher scores indicates |
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Quality of life | EORTC | Global health status | 2 | 0-100 | .88 | Better overall health and quality of life |
QLQ-C30 | ||||||
 | Physical functioning | 5 | 0-100 | .72 | Better functioning | |
Role functioning | 2 | 0-100 | .86 | Better functioning | ||
Emotional functioning | 4 | 0-100 | .86 | Better functioning | ||
Cognitive functioning | 2 | 0-100 | .70 | Better functioning | ||
Social functioning | 2 | 0-100 | .70 | Better functioning | ||
Fatigue | 3 | 0-100 | .87 | Higher level of problems | ||
Nausea and vomiting | 2 | 0-100 | .52 | Higher level of problems | ||
Pain | 2 | 0-100 | .82 | Higher level of problems | ||
Dyspnea | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Insomnia | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Appetite loss | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Constipation | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Diarrhea | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Financial difficulties | 1 | 0-100 | Â | Higher level of problems | ||
Higher level of problems | ||||||
Anxiety, depression | HADS | Anxiety | 7 | 0-21 | .84 | More morbidity |
Depression | 7 | 0-21 | .80 | More morbidity | ||
Adjustment to cancer | MAC | Positive adjustment | Â | Â | .78 | More positive adjustment |
Fighting spirit | 16 | 16-64 | Â | Â | ||
Avoidance | 1 | 1-4 | Â | Â | ||
Negative adjustment | Â | Â | .84 | More negative adjustment | ||
Helplessness/Hopelessness | 6 | 6-24 | Â | Â | ||
Anxious preoccupation | 9 | 9-36 | ||||
Fatalism | 8 | 8-32 | ||||
Illness perception | Brief IPQ | Consequences, Timeline, Personal control, Identity, Concern, Coherence, Emotional representation | 7 | 0-70 | .80 | More threatening view of the illness |
Problem solving orientation | SPSI–R:S | Positive problem orientation | 5 | 0-4 | .72 | Positive outcome and self-efficacy expectancies, less emotional distress |
Negative problem orientation | 5 | 0-4 | .86 | Negative outcome and self-efficacy expectancies, more emotional distress |