Table 1 Psychosocial questionnaire measures and administration times
From: Design of a prostate cancer patient navigation intervention for a Veterans Affairs hospital
Baseline/outcome measure | Questionnaire | Survey administration times | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Time 1 | Time 2 | |||
(after referral for abnormal screen) | (within 3 months ofnegative diagnosis) | (within 3 months ofpositive diagnosis) | (3 months after treatment initiation) | ||
Health literacy | Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine [25] | X | Â | Â | Â |
Comorbid conditions that may alter risk of mortality | Charlson Comorbidity Index [24] | X | Â | Â | Â |
Anxiety and stress | Perceived Stress Scale [26] | X | Â | Â | Â |
Perceived functional support | Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey [27] | X | Â | Â | Â |
Predisposition for fatalistic attitudes directed at health | Wallston Multi-Dimensional Locus of Control [28] | X | Â | Â | X |
Distrust towards health care system | Health Care System Distrust [29] | X | X | Â | X |
Patient engagement in own health care | *Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy - General [30] | Â | X | Â | Â |
Patient engagement in own cancer care | *Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy - Cancer [30] | Â | Â | Â | X |
Subjective distress related to a specific event | *Impact of Events [31] | Â | X | X | X |
Satisfaction with cancer-related care | *Patient Satisfaction with Care [32] | Â | X | X | X |
Satisfaction with patient navigation services | Patient Satisfaction with Navigator [33] | Â | X | X | X |