Table 1. Theoretically informed...

Table 1.

Theoretically informed measurement framework and the measures used in each category.

	1	2	3
Theoretical category	Background variables	Response style variables	Outcome variables
Conceptual targets	Individual and clinical characteristics; cancer-related appraisals	Response-focused measures; ways of responding to cancer-related appraisals	Psychological outcome measures
Measurement targets	Demographic and clinical variables; cancer characteristics and beliefs	Acceptance and alternative coping/ response styles	Quality of life and death anxiety
Measures used	Brief IPQ Age Education Religion/spirituality Psychological support Bereavement Cancer site Cancer stage No. previous cancers	AAQ-II Brief COPE	FACT-G DAS

	1	2	3
Theoretical category	Background variables	Response style variables	Outcome variables
Conceptual targets	Individual and clinical characteristics; cancer-related appraisals	Response-focused measures; ways of responding to cancer-related appraisals	Psychological outcome measures
Measurement targets	Demographic and clinical variables; cancer characteristics and beliefs	Acceptance and alternative coping/ response styles	Quality of life and death anxiety
Measures used	Brief IPQ Age Education Religion/spirituality Psychological support Bereavement Cancer site Cancer stage No. previous cancers	AAQ-II Brief COPE	FACT-G DAS

Note. AAQ-II = Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II; DAS = Death Anxiety Scale; FACT-G = Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General; Brief IPQ = Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire; Brief COPE = Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced

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