Table 2 Verbatim items including origin, frequencies, means (SDs) for breast and colorectal patient samples, with 60th and 90th percentiles, and percent ‘zero’ scorers

Q1: I am afraid that my cancer may recur¹

Fcr1

Fcr1

2.55 (1.01)

2.26 (0.98)

2.49 (1.01)

Q2: I am worried or anxious about the possibility of cancer recurrence²

Fcr2

Fcr2

2.31 (1.00)

2.11 (1.05)

2.27 (1.01)

Q3: How often have you worried about the possibility of getting cancer again³

Fcr3

Fcr3

2.74 (0.90)

2.51 (1.01)

2.69 (0.93)

Q4: I get waves of strong feelings about the cancer coming back⁴

Fcr4

Fcr4

1.95 (1.08)

1.85 (1.08)

1.93 (1.08)

Q5: I think about the cancer returning when I didn’t mean to⁴

Fcr5

1.97 (0.92)

1.77 (0.85)

1.93 (0.91)

Q6: I examine myself to see if I have physical signs of cancer²

Fcr6

2.84 (1.04)

2.06 (1.13)

2.68 (1.10)

Q7: To what extent does worry about getting cancer again spill over or intrude on your thoughts and activities³

Fcr7

2.61 (2.49)

2.34 (2.41)

2.56 (2.47)

Total FCR4

9.54 (3.60)

8.74 (3.79)

9.37 (3.65)

 60th percentile

10

9^a

10

 90th percentile

15

16^a

15

Total FCR7

16.96 (6.88)

14.91 (7.33)

16.54 (7.01)

 60th percentile

17

16^b

17

 90th percentile

27

28^b

27

‘Zero’ scorers

FCR4 percent: N

7%, 15

15%, 8

9%, 23

FCR7 percent: N

2%, 5

8%, 4

4%, 9