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Table 2 Content of the core-questionnaire COS (Consequence of Screening)

From: Consequences of screening in cervical cancer: development and dimensionality of a questionnaire

Themes or single items

The items of the COS. The number indicates the order of appearance in the questionnaire

Part I

Anxiety

2. worried about my future

3. scared

12. upset

13. restless

14. nervous

23. terrified

25. shocked

Behavioural

4. irritable

5. quieter than normal

8. hard to concentrate

10. change in appetite

17. withdrawn into myself

20. difficulty dealing work or other commitments

22. difficulty doing things around the house

Sense of dejection

1. worried

9. time passed slowly

11. sad

15. uneasy

18. unable to cope

19. depressed

Sleep

6. slept badly

16. taken long time to fall asleep

21. woken up far too early in the morning

24. awake most of the night

Single items

7. busy to take mind off things

71. less interest in sex

33. sick leave

Part II

Cervical cancer

3. anxiety about cervical cancer

13. not cervical cancer

Relaxed/calm

4. relaxed

8. calm

17. relieved

Social relations

5. family

6. friends

7. other people

Existential values

1. broader aspects of life

2. enjoyment of life

9. thought about future

10. well-being

11.awareness of life

12. value life

Impulsivity

14. energy

16. lived life to the full

19. being impulsive

21. desire to venture into something new

22. desire to venture into something risky

23. done some things that overstepped one’s bound

Empathy

15. responsibility for one’s family

18. understand other people’s problems

20. ability to listen to other people’s problems