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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of cognitive interview sample (N = 21)

From: Further content validation of the 18-item NCCN/FACT Ovarian Symptom Index and its Disease Related Symptom-Physical (DRS-P) subscale for use in advanced ovarian cancer clinical trials

Characteristic

n (%)

NFOSI-18 Score1

Mean (range, median)

 DRS-P subscale

25 (9–31, 27)2

 Total score

52.5 (31–60, 56)3

Age

59.5 (39–73, 57)

Education

 Eighth grade or less

1 (5%)

 High school

7 (33%)

 Some college

10 (48%)

 College

2 (9%)

 Advanced degree

1 (5%)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic or Latino origin

2 (9.5%)

 Non-Hispanic or Latino origin

19 (90.5%)

Race

 White

16 (76%)

 African American or Black

3 (14%)

 Asian

1 (5%)

 Other (biracial)

1 (5%)

Marital Status

 Never married

2 (9.5%)

 Married

11 (52%)

 In a committed relationship

1 (5%)

 Divorced

5 (24%)

 Widowed

2 (9.5%)

Employment Status

 Employed full-time

9 (43%)

 Employed part-time

2 (9.5%)

 Homemaker

1 (5%)

 Unemployed

1 (5%)

 Retired

2 (9.5%)

 On disability

4 (19%)

 On leave of absence

2 (9.5%)

  1. 1Lower scores indicate greater symptom burden (i.e., poorer quality of life)
  2. 2DRS-P subscale score (range 0–36)
  3. 3NFOSI-18 total score range (range 0–72)