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Table 1 Assessment schedule for the AYA-LE study for both survey time points

From: Life situation and psychosocial care of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients – study protocol of a 12-month prospective longitudinal study

Topic

Measurement instruments at baseline and follow-up

Life situation

Psychological distress

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

NCCN Distress thermometer

Quality of life (QoL)

Questions on life satisfaction (FLZ-M)

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)

Fatique

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire- Cancer Related Fatique (EORTC QLQ-FA12)

Sexuality

Questionnaire on Life Satisfaction (FLZ, scale partnership/sexuality)

Employment and work ability

self-developed

Health behavior

Items based on Questionnaire of Multiple Health Behavior (MHB-39)

Self-regulation

Global-Motivation Scale (GMS-18D)

Perceived Adjustment to Chronic Illness Scale (PACIS)

Psychosocial care

Supportive care needs

Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire (SCNS-SF34-G)

Psychosocial support

Illness-specific Social Support Scale Short Version-8 (ISSS-8)

Preferences and evaluation of psychosocial care

self-developed

Other

Socio-demographic variables

date of birth, gender, nationality, marital status, partnership, having children, housing situation, net monthly household income, highest educational degree, state of employment, religion

Medical variables

diagnosis, metastasis, recurrence, type of medical treatment, co-morbid diseases, participation in vocational rehabilitation program