Cuadro 1. Instrumentos de autonotificación empleados para identificar la aflicción psicosocial en pacientes de cáncer
| Título | Elementos (#) | Tiempo (minutos) | Conceptos medidos |
| Distress Thermometer (TA) & Problem List [11,14] | Varía | 2–3 | Aflicción y problemas relacionados la aflicción |
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) [19] | 53 | 7–10 | Somatización, ansiedad, sensibilidad interpersonal, depresión, hostilidad, ansiedad fóbica, ideación paranoica, psicosis, trastornos obsesivos compulsivos |
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) [19] | 18 | 3–5 | Somatización, depresión, ansiedad, aflicción general |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [25-27] | 14 | 5–10 | Síntomas de depresión y ansiedad clínicos |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT; anteriormente FACT) [28] | 27 | 5–10 | Cuatro dominios de calidad de vida: físico, funcional, social o familiar, bienestar emocional |
| Profile of Mood States (POMS) [29] | 65 | 3–5 | Seis estados de ánimo: ansiedad, fatiga, confusión, depresión, ira, vigor |
| Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale [30] | 20 | 5–10 | Síntomas de depresión |
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