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Table 3 Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores by mode of administration

From: Score equivalence of paper-, tablet-, and interactive voice response system-based versions of PROMIS, PRO-CTCAE, and numerical rating scales among cancer patients

Domain questionnaire and scale

PSAQ mean (SD)

CSAQ mean (SD)

IVR mean (SD)

Global/general health

   

PROMIS global mental

48.6 (8.2)

49.6 (8.5)

50.4 (7.9)

PROMIS global physical

43.7 (8.3)

44.0 (8.5)

44.1 (7.6)

NRS overall QOL

72.6 (20.7)

74.4 (20.2)

72.2 (21.5)

NRS emotional well-being

75.7 (21.0)

77.1 (19.4)

75.3 (20.4)

NRS mental well-being

80.2 (19.6)

81.1 (18.4)

78.8 (19.7)

Physical function

   

PROMIS physical function

43.7 (8.3)

44.0 (8.5)

44.1 (7.6)

NRS physical well-being

69.6 (22.4)

71.2 (20.2)

71.9 (21.6)

Social function

   

PROMIS social function

48.5 (9.6)

49.0 (9.6)

49.2 (8.8)

NRS social activity

66.0 (26.0)

68.5 (24.1)

69.6 (23.9)

Emotional distress—anxiety

   

PROMIS anxiety

50.2 (9.8)

49.3 (9.6)

49.2 (9.2)

NRS anxiety

28.2 (26.6)

27.6 (27.3)

22.7 (24.1)

PRO-CTCAE anxiety frequency

32.2 (25.9)

29.3 (25.1)

25.0 (24.6)

PRO-CTCAE anxiety severity

27.7 (24.1)

25.0 (23.1)

22.0 (22.2)

PRO-CTCAE anxiety interference

16.9 (23.2)

15.3 (22.9)

12.2 (19.8)

Emotional distress—depression

   

PROMIS depression

48.0 (9.1)

47.4 (8.9)

48.1 (7.8)

NRS depression

17.4 (23.1)

16.7 (23.2)

12.7 (18.7)

PRO-CTCAE cheer frequency

16.4 (22.5)

15.7 (22.8)

12.7 (19.5)

PRO-CTCAE cheer severity

14.3 (22.0)

13.0 (20.8)

10.4 (17.4)

PRO-CTCAE cheer interference

12.4 (20.9)

10.7 (20.1)

9.0 (17.1)

PRO-CTCAE sad frequency

29.4 (23.8)

27.7 (24.0)

24.3 (20.4)

PRO-CTCAE sad severity

24.1 (21.7)

23.3 (22.2)

20.0 (19.7)

PRO-CTCAE sad interference

14.8 (21.8)

13.6 (21.7)

11.4 (18.6)

Fatigue

   

PROMIS fatigue

53.0 (9.0)

52.2 (9.4)

51.0 (8.7)

NRS fatigue

40.7 (26.0)

39.5 (27.1)

33.9 (24.6)

PRO-CTCAE fatigue severity

41.2 (23.8)

39.8 (24.5)

36.5 (23.4)

PRO-CTCAE fatigue interference

36.7 (26.8)

36.3 (27.7)

31.8 (24.8)

Sleep

   

PROMIS sleep disturbance

50.1 (9.6)

49.2 (9.3)

49.6 (8.9)

NRS sleep overall

36.5 (25.2)

33.7 (23.5)

34.4 (23.4)

PRO-CTCAE sleep severity

33.9 (26.9)

30.2 (25.8)

28.1 (25.9)

PRO-CTCAE sleep interference

25.5 (26.1)

25.1 (26.3)

21.1 (24.1)

Pain

   

PROMIS pain intensity

49.7 (10.6)

49.5 (11.0)

48.4 (10.8)

PROMIS pain interference

51.8 (9.9)

51.3 (10.0)

50.7 (9.5)

NRS pain frequency

29.3 (29.4)

27.8 (28.7)

26.0 (28.7)

NRS pain severity

25.9 (26.2)

25.9 (27.1)

23.7 (25.5)

PRO-CTCAE pain frequency

38.0 (30.6)

38.6 (32.0)

35.1 (31.8)

PRO-CTCAE pain severity

32.0 (26.8)

32.1 (27.9)

30.2 (28.4)

PRO-CTCAE pain interference

24.5 (27.9)

24.7 (28.7)

22.1 (26.8)

  1. PSAQ means paper-and-pencil self-administered questionnaire, CSAQ computerized self-administered questionnaire, and IVR questionnaire completed using interactive voice recording. The PROMIS scores were on a T-score metric, whereas NRS and PRO-CTCAE items were transformed to 0–100 scale