Table 3 Dissimilarity per cognitive process underlying QoL appraisal over time for 7 EORTC QLQ-C30 items
| Â | 1 (trouble - short walk) | 2 (pain) | 3 (fatigue) | 4 (worry) | 5 (interference - social activities) | 6 (overall health) | 7 (overall QoL) | Total dissimilarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comprehension/Frame of reference | Number of responses: 46 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 48 | Number of responses: 43 | Number of responses: 48 | Number of responses: 47 | Number of responses: 49 | Total number of responses: 330 |
| Â | Trouble: 17 | 24 | 27 | 16 | Interference: 16 | 27 | 25 | 188 (57%) |
| Â | Walk: 6 | Â | Â | Â | Social activities: 4 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Both: 12 | Â | Â | Â | Both: 14 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Dissimilarity in trouble and/or walk: 35 | Â | Â | Â | Dissimilarity in interference and/or social activities: 34 | Â | Â | Â |
Retrieval/Sampling strategy | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 48 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 47 | Number of responses: 49 | Total number of responses: 342 |
| Â | Content: 39 | Content: 45 | Content: 47 | Content: 41 | Content: 45 | Content: 45 | Content: 49 | Content: 311 (91%) |
| Â | Concept: 35 | Concept: 27 | Concept: 39 | Concept: 26 | Concept: 36 | Concept: 39 | Concept: 44 | Concept: 246 (72%) |
Standards of comparison | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 48 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 47 | Number of responses: 49 | Total number of responses: 342 |
| Â | 11 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 152 (44%) |
Judgment/Combinatory algorithm | Number of responses: 20 | Number of responses: 36 | Number of responses: 28 | Number of responses: 37 | Number of responses: 28 | Number of responses: 37 | Number of responses: 34 | Total number of responses: 220 |
| Â | 4 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 113 (51%) |
Reporting and response selection | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 48 | Number of responses: 49 | Number of responses: 50 | Number of responses: 47 | Number of responses: 49 | Total number of responses: 342 |
| Â | 10 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 141 (41%) |