Table 1 MUIS-P and MUIS-Cg: Acceptability, Floor/Ceiling Effects, and Item-correlation for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
MUIS-P | ||||||
Items | N | Mean | SD | % at floor | % at ceiling | Item-total Correlation |
1. I have a lot of questions about my illness | 484 | 2.63 | 0.89 | 12.40 | 15.50 | 0.52 |
2. I am unsure if the treatment I am getting for my cancer is helping | 484 | 2.30 | 1.11 | 32.85 | 18.18 | 0.59 |
#3. I know what side effects to expect from my treatment | 484 | 1.82 | 0.86 | 41.94 | 5.58 | 0.31 |
4. I feel uncertain about the future because of my illness | 484 | 2.90 | 1.01 | 12.19 | 34.71 | 0.70 |
5. Because of my illness, I am unsure what activities I will be able to do from day-to-day | 484 | 2.56 | 1.02 | 19.01 | 20.66 | 0.70 |
6. I am bothered by the uncertainty caused by my illness | 484 | 2.74 | 1.02 | 14.26 | 27.89 | 0.73 |
#7. The plan for treating my cancer is clear to me | 484 | 1.81 | 0.88 | 43.80 | 5.99 | 0.51 |
#8. I can manage the uncertainty that my illness creates | 484 | 2.01 | 0.77 | 25.83 | 3.10 | 0.57 |
#9. I understand all of the information I have received about my illness | 484 | 1.65 | 0.75 | 48.76 | 2.48 | 0.47 |
Scale total | 484 | 20.42 | 4.78 | 0.83 | 0.21 | - |
MUIS-Cg | ||||||
Items | N | Mean | SD | % at floor | % at ceiling | Item-total Correlation |
1. I have a lot of questions about his/her illness | 484 | 2.61 | 0.95 | 13.64 | 19.63 | 0.51 |
2. I am unsure if the treatment he/she is getting for cancer is helping | 484 | 2.27 | 1.06 | 30.79 | 15.70 | 0.57 |
#3. I know what side effects to expect from his/her treatment | 484 | 1.91 | 0.88 | 36.98 | 6.40 | 0.45 |
4. I feel uncertain about the future because of his/her illness | 484 | 2.80 | 0.99 | 11.78 | 28.72 | 0.58 |
5. Because of his/her illness, I am unsure what activities I will be able to do from day-to-day | 484 | 2.26 | 1.02 | 29.13 | 13.22 | 0.59 |
6. I am bothered by the uncertainty caused by his/her illness | 484 | 2.63 | 0.97 | 13.43 | 22.11 | 0.63 |
#7. The plan for treating his/her cancer is clear to me | 484 | 1.88 | 0.92 | 42.36 | 6.82 | 0.56 |
#8. I can manage the uncertainty that his/her illness creates | 484 | 1.99 | 0.77 | 25.83 | 3.72 | 0.50 |
#9. I understand all of the information I have received about his/her illness | 484 | 1.73 | 0.77 | 43.39 | 2.89 | 0.59 |
Scale total | 484 | 20.07 | 4.63 | 1.03 | 0.41 | - |