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 |
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) |
Do you have pain that isn't controlled? |
Pain |
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 |
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 |