Table 1

Outcome measures and methods of analysis for comparing between intervention and control groups

Outcome measuresHypothesisMethods of analysis
Change in PAM-13 score from baseline to 12 monthsIntervention increases scorePaired t-test
Change in IES score from baseline to 12 monthsIntervention decreases scorePaired t-test
Change in GAD-7 score from baseline to 12 monthsIntervention decreases scorePaired t-test
Change in EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 score from baseline to 12 monthsIntervention decreases score for symptom scales and increases score for functional scalesPaired t-test
Change in CEQ score from 6 months to 12 monthsIntervention increases scorePaired t-test
EORTC-INFO25 scoreIntervention increases scorePaired t-test
Change in heiQ score from baseline to 9 monthsIntervention increases scorePaired t-test
  • CEQ, Clinical Evaluation Questionnaire; EORTC, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; GAD, General Anxiety Disorder Screener; heiQ, Health Information Questionnaire; IES, Impact of Events Scale; INFO25, Information Module; PAM, Patient Activation Measure; QLQ-BR23, Quality of Life Questionnaires—Breast-23; QLQ-C30, Quality of Life Questionnaires—Core-30.