Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM)

Table 3 POSM item-total correlations and correlations with the HADS scales and the EQ-5D VAS

POSM question (Abbreviated)	Worry factor	Information-Support factor	Overall score	HADS anxiety	HADS depression	EQ-5D VAS
Worried that I may have cervical cancer	0.659	0.101	0.587	0.410	0.254	-0.131
Worried about general health	0.636	0.061	0.560	0.412	0.278	-0.198
Worried next smear will show changes to the cells	0.618	0.081	0.550	0.382	0.200	-0.132
Worried about having sex	0.405	0.083	0.385	0.311	0.236	-0.142
Well enough informed about what smear result means	0.122	0.326*	0.205	0.109	0.087	-0.072
Satisfied with support from other people	0.049	0.298*	0.147	0.085	0.124	-0.086
Way I feel about myself has changed	0.238	0.161	0.187	0.196	0.149	-0.075

Items which form a part of these scores are indicated in bold and are corrected item-total correlations.
*0.319 when item "way I feel about myself has changed" is removed from Information-Support factor score.

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