Table 2: Scales and item content of the four PROMs used.
Tool |
Scale |
Items |
SF-36 |
Mental health |
Have you been very nervous? |
|
5 items 5 response levels |
Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up? |
|
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Have you felt calm and peaceful? |
|
|
Have you felt downhearted and depressed? |
|
|
Have you been happy? |
MPI |
Negative mood |
Rate your overall mood during the past week |
|
3 items |
During the past week how irritable have you been? |
|
7 response levels |
During the past week how tense or anxious have you been? |
HADS |
Depression |
I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy |
|
7 items |
I can laugh and see the funny side of things |
|
4 response levels |
I feel cheerful |
|
|
I feel as if I am slowed down |
|
|
I have lost interest in my appearance |
|
|
I look forward with enjoyment to things |
|
|
I can enjoy a good book or radio or TV program |
SCL-90R |
Depression |
Loss of sexual interest or pleasure |
|
13 items |
Feeling low in energy or slowed down |
|
5 response levels |
Thoughts of ending your life |
|
|
Crying easily |
|
|
Feeling of being trapped or caught |
|
|
Blaming yourself for things |
|
|
Feeling lonely |
|
|
Feeling blue |
|
|
Worrying too much about things |
|
|
Feeling no interest in things |
|
|
Feeling hopeless about the future |
|
|
Feeling everything is an effort |
|
|
Feelings of worthlessness |
HADS |
Anxiety |
I feel tense or 'wound up' |
|
7 items 4 response levels |
I get a sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen |
|
|
Worrying thoughts go through my mind |
|
|
I can sit at ease and feel relaxed |
|
|
I get a sort of frightened feeling like 'butterflies' in the stomach |
|
|
I feel restless as I have to be on the move |
|
|
I get sudden feelings of panic |
SCL-90R |
Anxiety |
Nervousness or shakiness inside |
|
10 items |
Trembling |
|
5 response levels |
Suddenly scared for no reason |
|
|
Feeling fearful |
|
|
Heart pounding or racing |
|
|
Feeling tense or keyed up |
|
|
Spells of terror or panic |
|
|
Feeling so restless you couldn't sit still |
|
|
Feeling that familiar things are strange or unreal |
|
|
Feeling pushed to get things done |