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The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: development and validation of the general measure.
Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1993 · Vol. 11(3) · pp. 570–579
David Cella✉(Rush University Medical Center)David S. TulskyGeoffrey V. GrayBernie SarafianEric LinnAmy E. BonomiM SilbermanS B YellenPatsy WinicourJ Brannon
Abstract
The FACT-G meets or exceeds all requirements for use in oncology clinical trials, including ease of administration, brevity, reliability, validity, and responsiveness to clinical change. Selecting it for a clinical trial adds the capability to assess the relative weight of various aspects of QL from the patient's perspective.
Cancer survivorship and careHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicineCancerQuality of life (healthcare)Rating scaleScale (ratio)Clinical trialReliability (semiconductor)Clinical psychologyBreast cancerPhysical therapy
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AdultAgedEvaluation Studies as TopicFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeReproducibility of Results
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