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Table 2 Final PRO-CTCAE Item Selection Process

From: Patient-reported outcomes item selection for bladder cancer patients in chemo- or immunotherapy

Focus group interviews

Overall PRO-CTCAE symptoms grade 2-4 for 29 patients* (listed by falling frequency, %)

PRO-CTCAE symptoms grade 2-4 in relation to hospital admission (patients receiving n=13 chemo- / n=7 immunotherapy)**

Final included PRO-CTCAE symptom

Nurses, n=3

Doctors, n=4

Urinary symptoms

Urinary symptoms/catheter problems/infections

Frequent urination (48)

Frequent urination (2)

Frequent urination

Fatigue

Fatigue

Fatigue (36)

Fatigue (9)

Fatigue

Urinary urgency (30)

 

Dry mouth (25)

Dry mouth (2)

Nausea

Nausea

Nausea (22)

Nausea (4)

Nausea

Pain

Pain

General pain (22)

General pain (7)

Pain

Decreased appetite

Decreased appetite

Decreased appetite (21)

Decreased appetite (4)

Decreased appetite

Swelling

Swelling

Swelling (21)

Swelling (5)

Swelling

Insomnia

Insomnia (20)

Insomnia (5)

Insomnia

Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath (19)

Shortness of breath (5)

Shortness of breath

Constipation

Constipation (15)

Constipation (1)

Constipation

Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain (15)

Abdominal pain (5)

Sad (15)

 

Heart palpitations

Heart palpitations (14)

Heart palpitations (1)

Heart palpitations

Painful urination (13)

 

Muscle pain (12)

Muscle pain (3)

Taste changes

 

Taste changes (12)

Taste changes (3)

Decreased libido (11)

 

Urinary incontinence (11)

 

Diarrhea

Diarrhea (11)

Diarrhea (4)

Diarrhea

Chills (11)

Chills (1)

Chills

Cough (10)

 

Headache (10)

 

Neuropathy

Numbness & tingling (9)

 

Dry skin (9)

Dry skin (1)

Discouraged (8)

 

Ringing in ears (8)

 

Itching (7)

Itching (1)

Itching

Anxiety

 

Anxious (6)

 

Anxious

Dizziness (5)

 

Difficulty swallowing (5)

 

Increased sweating (4)

 

Mouth /throat soars (4)

 

Joint pain (4)

Joint pain (1)

Heartburn (3)

 

Blurred vision (3)

 

Hair loss (3)

 

Hot flashes/flushes (2)

 

Vomiting

Vomiting (2)

 

Vomiting

Memory (1)

Memory (1)

Concentration (1)

Concentration (1)

Weight loss

  

Stomatitis

  
  1. aOf the 30 patients enrolled in study 1, only 29 initiated treatment
  2. bOf the 27 patients in study 2 experiencing hospital admission, only 20 (13 chemotherapy / 7 immunotherapy) patients had a completed questionnaire in relation to the hospital admission