Table 1. Self-report Screening Instruments Used for Identification of Psychosocial Distress in Cancer Patients
| Title | Items (no.) | Time (min) | Constructs Measured |
| Distress Thermometer (DT) & Problem List [11,14] | Varies | 2–3 | Distress and problems related to the distress |
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) [19] | 53 | 7–10 | Somatization, anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, obsessive-compulsiveness |
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) [19] | 18 | 3–5 | Somatization, depression, anxiety, general distress |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [25-27] | 14 | 5–10 | Symptoms of clinical depression and anxiety |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT; formerly the FACT) [28] | 27 | 5–10 | 4 domains of quality of life: physical, functional, social/family, emotional well-being |
| Profile of Mood States (POMS) [29] | 65 | 3–5 | 6 mood states: anxiety, fatigue, confusion, depression, anger, vigor |
| Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale [30] | 20 | 5–10 | Symptoms of depression |
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