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Table 2 List of Domains and Measures Considered for the Linking

From: Establishing a common metric for patient-reported outcomes in cancer patients: linking patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS), numerical rating scale, and patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE)

Domain

Single-Item Assessment

PROMIS short forms

ra

Linked

Reason if excluded from linking

Anxiety

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your level of anxiety, on the average?

Emotional Distress-Anxiety 8a

.70

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was the severity of your anxiety at its worst?

.75

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how often did you feel anxiety?

.77

No

Difference in smd’s by age > 0.1b

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did anxiety interfere with your usual or daily activities?

.74

No

Difference in smd’s by age > 0.1

Depression

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your level of depression, on the average?

Emotional Distress-Depression 8a

.78

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how often did you feel that nothing could cheer you up?

.78

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was the severity of your feelings that nothing could cheer you up at the worst?

.79

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did feeling that nothing could cheer you up interfere with your usual or daily activities?

.75

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how often did you have sad or unhappy feelings?

.74

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was the severity of your sad/unhappy feelings at their worst?

.72

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did sad or unhappy feelings interfere you’re your usual or daily activities?

.76

Yes

 

Fatigue

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your level of fatigue on average?

Fatigue custom form (7a + 2)

.76

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was severity of your fatigue, tiredness, or lack of energy at its worst?

.76

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did fatigue, tiredness, or lack of energy interfere with your usual or daily activities?

.82

Yes

 

Sleep

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe the quality of your sleep on average?

Sleep Disturbance 8a

.85

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was the severity of your insomnia including difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up early at its worst?

.84

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did insomnia including difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up early interfere with your usual or daily activities?

.79

Yes

 

Pain Intensity

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe the severity of your pain on average?

Pain Intensity 3a

.87

Yes

 

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, what was severity of your pain at its worst?

.89

Yes

 

Pain Interference

PRO-CTCAE: In the past 7 days, how much did pain interfere with your usual or daily activities?

Pain Interference custom form (8a-1)

.88

Yes

 

Social function

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your level of social activity?

 

.65

No

Low correlation

Physical function

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your overall physical well being?

 

.53

No

Low correlation

Global mental health

NRS: During the past 7 days, including today, how would you describe your overall quality of life?

 

.57

No

Low correlation

 

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your overall emotional well-being?

 

.64

No

Low correlation

 

NRS: During the past week, including today, how would you describe your overall mental (intellectual) well-being?

 

.59

No

Low correlation

  1. ar denotes correlation
  2. bDifference in smd (i.e., standardized mean difference) in two age groups (ages ≥60 and ages < 60) between the PROMIS short form and the single-item assessment was greater than 0.1