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Table 5 PROMs used in HNC studies, reasons for inclusion and exclusion

From: What are the optimal measures to identify anxiety and depression in people diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC): a systematic review

PROMs

Used in HNC studies?

Reason for exclusion

Reason for selection

Anxiety PROMs

 HADS

✓

Average content coverage

 

 STAI

✓

Failed to differentiate participants with or without anxiety disorders

 

 SAS

✓

 

Excellent content coverage and good psychometrics

 BAI

✓

Average content coverage

 

 MASQ

No

Average content coverage

 

 DASS 21

✓

Average content coverage

 

 Duke-AD

No

Average content coverage

 

 BSI-18

✓

Average content coverage

 

 GAD-7

✓

Average content coverage

 

Depression PROMs

 HADS

✓

Poor content coverage

 

 QIDS-SR

✓

No clinical cut-off for cancer patients

 

 SDS

✓

 

Excellent content coverage and psychometrics

 BDI

✓

Items on body image and hypochondriasis which could confound with effects from treatment

 

 CES-D

✓

Average content coverage

 

 PHQ-9

✓

 

Excellent content coverage and psychometrics

 GDS-SF

✓

No clinical cut-off for cancer patients

 

 BSI-18

✓

Average content coverage

 

 Duke-AD

No

Poor content coverage

 

 MDI

No

No clinical cut-off for cancer patients

 

 CDS

No

Poor psychometrics

 

 DASS 21

✓

Poor content coverage

 
  1. ✓ - Yes
  2. HADS Hospital anxiety and depression scale, STAI State trait anxiety inventory, SAS Zung self-rating anxiety scale, BAI Beck Anxiety inventory, MASQ Mood and anxiety symptom questionnaire, DASS 21 Depression anxiety stress scale −21, Duke-AD Duke anxiety depression scale, BSI-18 Brief symptom inventory −18, GAD-7 Generalized anxiety disorder – 7
  3. QIDS-SR Quick inventory of Depressive Symptomatology self-report, SDS Zung self-rating depression scale, BDI Beck Depression inventory, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire −9, GDS-SF Geriatric Depression Scale – Short form, MDI Major depression inventory; CDS Carroll Rating Scale for Depression