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 |
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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 withdrawn into myself | |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 |