Convergent and criterion validity of PROMIS anxiety measures relative to six legacy measures and a structured diagnostic interview for anxiety in cancer patients

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 132)

Variable	n	%
Female	91	69
Marital status
Married/living as married	90	68
Separated/divorced/widowed/never married	42	32
Time since diagnosis
0–12 months	49	37
13–24 months	30	23
More than 24 months	53	40
Cancer stage
Early	19	14
Stage 2 or 3	30	23
Advanced	23	15
Could not determine from self-report	63	48
Cancer type
Breast	59	45
Haematological	18	13
Colorectal	16	12
Lung	13	10
Other	26	20
SCID diagnosis
Generalised anxiety disorder	15	11
Specific phobia	13	10
Social phobia	11	8
Post-traumatic stress disorder	5	4
Agoraphobia without panic	3	2
Panic disorder	2	2
Obsessive compulsive disorder	2	2
Any anxiety disorder	37	28