The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: development and validation of the general measure.

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Authors

David Cella · Rush University Medical Center

David S. Tulsky

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.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 570-579

DOI: 10.1200/jco.1993.11.3.570

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