Validation of the European Oncology toolkit for the self-assessment of Quality of Life (EUonQoL-Kit) in cancer patients and survivors: study protocol of a pan European survey

Table 2 Item number and composition of the static and dynamic versions of the EUonQoL-Kit

听	EUonQoL-Kit
Dimensions	Static version	Dynamic version
IRT-scored items
鈥僊obility & Activity/Physical Functioning (PF)	2-3^c	7
鈥僑ocial Role & Activities/Role Functioning (RF)	2	6
鈥働ain (PA)	2	6
鈥僂nergy/Fatigue (FA)	2	6
鈥僑leeping problems (SL)	1	6
鈥傾nxiety & Worry/Emotional Functioning (EF)	3	7
鈥僃amily & Relationships/Social Functioning (SF)	3鈥�4	6
鈥僃inancial aspects/difficulties (FI)	2-4^c	6
鈥僒otal number of IRT-scored items	16-18^c	50
Traditionally scored items
鈥僌ther physical symptoms听-听single items^a	6	6
鈥僌ther mixed items^b	10-13^c	11-16^c
鈥働atient experiences	6-7^c	6-7^c
鈥僌verall health and QoL鈥�+鈥塛ISP (Write In 3 Symptoms/Problems)	3	3
鈥僄eneral QoL open-ended question	1	1
鈥僒otal number of traditionally scored items	28-32^c	28-32^c
鈥僒otal number of items	44-50^c	78-82^c

^aCover appetite, nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, breathing problems and symptom side effects
^bCover fear of recurrence, future outlook, spirituality, concentration, body image, sex life/intimacy, maintenance of independence, health behavioural change, isolation and symptom worries鈥�+鈥塼raditionally scored "Financial aspects" and "Family & Relationships"
^cMin. and max. number of items included in the three questionnaires for the three target groups

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