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Table 12 Final version of LC-PROM

From: LC-PROM: Validation of a patient reported outcomes measure for liver cirrhosis patients

A. Physical Domain

 

Never

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Almost everyday

1. I felt abdominal distension

0

1

2

3

4

2. I felt fatigue

0

1

2

3

4

3. I had pain in right upper quadrant

0

1

2

3

4

4. I had melena

0

1

2

3

4

5. I had haematemesis

0

1

2

3

4

6. I vomited or nauseated

0

1

2

3

4

7. My face looked dark and dull

0

1

2

3

4

8. I felt itchy in skin

0

1

2

3

4

9. I felt loss of appetite

0

1

2

3

4

10. I had abnormal tastes (bitter, sweet, or stick)

0

1

2

3

4

11. I felt sleepy in daytime

0

1

2

3

4

12. I was losing weight

0

1

2

3

4

13. I had edema in my legs

0

1

2

3

4

14. I felt forgetful

0

1

2

3

4

15. I was slow in reacting

0

1

2

3

4

 

Unable

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Always

16. I can do shopping as usual (like buying vegetables or daily necessities)

0

1

2

3

4

17. I can do simple housework (like cooking, dumping)

0

1

2

3

4

18. I can do some simple outdoor activities (like walking)

0

1

2

3

4

B. Psychological Domain

 

Never

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Almost everyday

1. I felt anxious easier than usual

0

1

2

3

4

2. I felt upset or fear easily

0

1

2

3

4

3. I was annoyed at abdominal pain and indigestion

0

1

2

3

4

4. I had poor sleep at night

0

1

2

3

4

5. I felt restless and had to activate

0

1

2

3

4

6. I felt in a blue mood

0

1

2

3

4

7. I felt like crying

0

1

2

3

4

8. I felt angry easier than usual

0

1

2

3

4

9. I was worried about that my liver disease would infect my family

0

1

2

3

4

10. I felt vague about my future

0

1

2

3

4

11. I lost interests in what interested me before

0

1

2

3

4

12. I didn’t have any hope about my future

0

1

2

3

4

13. I felt unuseful about myself

0

1

2

3

4

14. I was pessimistic and there was nothing to make me happy

0

1

2

3

4

15. I was worried about that my liver cirrhosis would cause more serious disease (like cancer)

0

1

2

3

4

16. I felt anxious about my disease outcome

0

1

2

3

4

C. Social Domain

 

Never

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Almost everyday

1. My relatives and friends cared about my disease

0

1

2

3

4

2. My family comforted me

0

1

2

3

4

3. I told my worries to my family

0

1

2

3

4

 

Never

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Almost everyday

4. I felt uncomfortable about friends’ strange eyes or attitude after I was ill

0

1

2

3

4

5. I felt someone avoided me deliberately

0

1

2

3

4

6. I avoided social occasions or activities because of disease (like parties)

0

1

2

3

4

7. I gave up my hobbies before (like dancing, playing chess)

0

1

2

3

4

8. I was lack of initiative in social life

0

1

2

3

4

9. The disease affected my interpersonal relationships

0

1

2

3

4

10. It was easy to relax being with others

0

1

2

3

4

11. I continued to go to work at my original workplace

0

1

2

3

4

12. I was worried about that the disease would affect my work, promotion or work force

0

1

2

3

4

D. Therapeutic Domain

 

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

General

Satisfied

Very satisfied

1. I was satisfied with current treatments

0

1

2

3

4

2. I was satisfied with the medical services

0

1

2

3

4

3. I was satisfied with the health care costs

0

1

2

3

4

 

Unable

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Always

4. I can follow the doctor’s advice to give up bad living habits

0

1

2

3

4

5. I can go to visit doctors regularly

0

1

2

3

4

6. I can take medicine following the doctor’s advice (in hospital or at home)

0

1

2

3

4

 

Never

Occasionally

About half of the time

Often

Almost everyday

7. I was tired of taking medicine often

0

1

2

3

4

8. I felt annoyed about drawing blood and taking B ultrasonic examination

0

1

2

3

4

9. I was worried about side effects of drugs

0

1

2

3

4