Table 3 Instruments used to assess fear of recurrence

Cancer Worry Scale (CWS) [50]

Total: 8

1~4

van de Wal et al. [24]

Concerns about Recurrence Scale (CARS) [51]

1) Overall fear (or concerns)

4

1~6

Germino et al. [48], Lengacher et al. [41], Lengacher et al. [27], Lichtenthal et al. [43], Park et al. [42]

2) Problems (death, health, role, womanhood, and parenting)

26

0~4

Lengacher et al. [41], Lengacher et al. [27], Lichtenthal et al. [43], Shields et al. [47]

Total: 30

Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI) [52]

1) Triggers

8

0~4

Dodds et al. [39], Gonzalez-Hernandez et al. [40], Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [49]

2) Severity

9

0~4

Dodds et al. [39], Johns et al. [38]

Merckaert et al. [49], van Helmondt et al. [45]

3) Psychological distress

4

0~4

Dodds et al. [39], Gonzalez-Hernandez et al. [40], Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [49]

4) Coping strategies

9

0~4

Gonzalez-Hernandez et al. [40], Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [48], van Helmondt et al. [45]

5) Functioning impairments

6

0~4

Dodds et al. [39], Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [49], van Helmondt et al. [45]

6) Insight

3

0~4

Dodds et al. [39], Gonzalez-Hernandez et al. [40], Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [49]

7) Reassurance

3

Johns et al. [38], Merckaert et al. [49]

Total: 42

0~4

Butow et al. [26], Tomei et al. [44], van de Wal et al. [24]

Short form of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-SF) [53]

12

1~5

Heinrichs et al. [45], Herschbach et al. [23]

Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) [54]

Fear of Cancer Recurrence subscale

4

1~7

Bower et al. [37]