| How well are you coping with your cancer? Well? Poorly? |
Well-being |
| How are your spirits since diagnosis?
During treatment? Down? Blue? |
Mood |
| Do you cry sometimes? How often? Only alone? |
Mood |
| Are there things you still enjoy doing, or have you lost
pleasure in things you used to do before
you had cancer? |
Anhedonia |
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How does the future look to you? Bright? Black? |
Hopelessness |
| Do you feel you can influence your care, or is your care
totally under others' control? |
Helplessness |
| Do you worry about being a burden to family/friends
during cancer treatment? |
Guilt |
| Do you feel others might be better off without you? |
Worthlessness |
| Physical symptoms (Evaluate in the context of cancer-related symptoms) |
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Do you have pain that isn't controlled? |
Pain |
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How much time do you spend in bed? |
Fatigue |
| Do you feel weak? Fatigue easily? Rested after sleep?
Any relationship between how you feel and a change in
treatment or how you otherwise feel physically? |
Fatigue |
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How is your sleeping? Trouble going to sleep?
Awake early? Often? |
Insomnia |
| How is your appetite? Food tastes good?
Weight loss or gain? |
Appetite |
| How is your interest in sex? Extent of sexual activity? |
Libido |
| Do you think or move more slowly than usual? |
Psychomotor slowing |