Screening for Supportive Care Needs of Oncological Patients and Professionals - Evaluation of a Short PRO-question Set

Description Acceptance is operationalised as the proportion of enrolled cancer patients who fully complete the predefined Scope-PRO core question set at baseline. Questionnaire completeness is used as an indirect indicator of acceptability.

Unit of Measure Proportion (%)

Participant-reported acceptance is assessed using a study-specific feedback questionnaire evaluating comprehensibility, perceived burden, and overall acceptability of the core question set.

Scale Study-specific Acceptance Feedback Questionnaire Range: 1 to 4 Higher scores indicate higher acceptance.

Perceived relevance of the core question set is assessed using a predefined relevance item included in the study-specific acceptance feedback questionnaire.

Scale:

Study-specific Relevance Feedback Item Range: 1 to 4 Higher scores indicate higher perceived relevance.

Centre-level characteristics and implementation practices of PROM-based supportive care screening are assessed using a structured, study-specific centre questionnaire. Predefined domains include centre characteristics, existing supportive care screening procedures, screening thresholds, implementation processes following positive screening, and required personnel and time resources.

Data will be reported descriptively at the centre level. Unit of Measure Descriptive measures (e.g., counts, proportions [%])

Description Symptom severity is assessed for prespecified individual symptoms included in the Scope-PRO core question set.

4-point Likert scale (none, mild, moderate, severe) Range: 1 to 4 Higher scores indicate greater symptom burden.

Psychological distress is assessed using the Distress Thermometer. Scale Distress Thermometer Range: 0 to 10 Higher scores indicate greater psychological distress.

Global Quality of Life Score Scale 7-point scale Range: 1 (very poor) to 7 (excellent) Higher scores indicate better quality of life.

Supportive care needs are assessed using multiple binary (yes/no) items within the Scope-PRO core question set. Each supportive care need is analysed separately and reported as the proportion of participants indicating the respective need.

Unit of Measure Proportion (%)

Performance status is assessed using the patient-reported ECOG scale. Scale ECOG Performance Status Range: 0 to 4 Higher scores indicate worse functional status.

Nutritional risk is assessed using the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) Scale Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) Range: 0 to 7 Higher scores indicate greater nutritional risk.