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Group | Condition/ population | Name | Abbreviated | Country developed | Year validated | Short summary | Domains/dimensions | Self-report or other | Validation | Reference of the original validation papers | Licensing or restrictions on use? | Fees apply? | Weblink/Contact details for authors for licensing information | Published papers using the measure | Published reports using the measure | Other |
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Blood and Metabolic | Anaemia, Fatigue, Chronic conditions | Functional Assessment Of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue Scale | FACIT-Fatigue | USA | 1997 | A measure of specific quality of life concerns related to fatigue in cancer patients. The Fatigue specific module supplement the core questionnaire FACT-G and may be administered with the FACT-G (FACT-F) or without the FACT-G (FACIT-Fatigue). | Unidimensional | Self-report | Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity have been demonstrated. | Yellen SB, Cella OF, Webster K, Blendowski C, Kaplan E. Measuring fatigue and other anemia-related symptoms with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Measurement System. J Pain Symptom Manage 1997; 13:63-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(96)00274-6External link | Yes | No | https://www.facit.org/FACITOrg/QuestionnairesExternal link | Cheville, A. L., Kollasch, J., Vandenberg, J., Shen, T., Grothey, A., Gamble, G., & Basford, J. R. (2013). A home-based exercise program to improve function, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of pain and symptom management, 45(5), 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.05.006External link | Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness Update (2013): https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/…External link | The FACT-Fatigue scale has been translated into many languages (59 translations). |
Blood and Metabolic - Cancer | Anaemia, cancer patients | Functional Assessment Of Cancer Therapy - Anemia | FACT-AN | USA | 1997 | A measure of specific quality of life concerns related to anaemia and fatigue in cancer patients. The FACT-An is composed of the FACT-G plus the Fatigue Subscale (these 2 elements forming the FACT-F), plus 7 additional miscellaneous non-fatigue items relevant to anaemia in cancer patients. | Unidimensional | Self-report | Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity have been demonstrated. | Cella, D. (1997, July). The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia (FACT-An) Scale: a new tool for the assessment of outcomes in cancer anemia and fatigue. In Seminars in hematology (Vol. 34, No. 3 Suppl 2, pp. 13-19). https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/9253779External link | Yes | No | https://www.facit.org/FACITOrg/QuestionnairesExternal link | Capozzi, L. C., McNeely, M. L., Lau, H. Y., Reimer, R. A., Giese‐Davis, J., Fung, T. S., & Culos‐Reed, S. N. (2016). Patient‐reported outcomes, body composition, and nutrition status in patients with head and neck cancer: Results from an exploratory randomized controlled exercise trial. Cancer, 122(8), 1185-1200. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29863External link | Comparative Effectiveness of Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment (2006): https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ane…External link | The FACT-An scale has been translated into many languages (53 translations). |
Cancer | Cancer - advanced | Edmonton Symptom Assessment System | ESAS | Canada | 1991 - Revised in 2011 | A symptom visual analogue scale developed for use in assessing the symptoms of patients receiving palliative care; initially developed for a cancer population with advanced disease. | 9: Anxiety, depression, drowsiness, lack of appetite, nausea, pain, shortness of breath, tiredness, and overall well-being | Self-report | Concurrent validity and construct validity have been demonstrated. | Bruera, E., Kuehn, N., Miller, M. J., Selmser, P., & Macmillan, K. (1991). The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): a simple method for the assessment of palliative care patients. Journal of palliative care, 7(2), 6-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/082585979100700202External link | Yes | No | Contact information not available | Diplock, B. D., McGarragle, K. M., Mueller, W. A., Haddad, S., Ehrlich, R., Yoon, D. H. A., ... & Myers, J. (2019). The impact of automated screening with Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) on health-related quality of life, supportive care needs, and patient satisfaction with care in 268 ambulatory cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27(1), 209-218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4304-0External link | None identified in June 2019 | Adapted for use in several language including Thai and Brazilian. |
Cancer | Cancer - advanced | Needs Assessment For Advanced Cancer Patients | NA-ACP | Australia | 2005 | A measure of the perceived needs of patients with advanced, incurable cancer. There is a specific version for advanced lung cancer patients (NA-ALCP). | 7: Medical communication/information, psychological/emotional, daily living, financial, symptom, spiritual, social | Self-report | Construct validity has been demonstrated. | Rainbird, K. J., Perkins, J. J., & Sanson‐Fisher, R. W. (2005). The Needs Assessment for Advanced Cancer Patients (NA‐ACP): a measure of the perceived needs of patients with advanced, incurable cancer. A study of validity, reliability and acceptability. Psycho‐Oncology: Journal of the Psychological, Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Cancer, 14(4), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.845External link | Unknown | Unknown | Contact: R. J. Rainbird, rainbird@eftel.com | Rachakonda, K., George, M., Shafiei, M., & Oldmeadow, C. (2015). Unmet supportive Cancer care needs: an exploratory quantitative study in rural Australia. World journal of oncology, 6(4), 387. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.14740%2Fwjon928wExternal link | None identified in June 2019 | |
Cancer | Cancer - brain | Brain Metastases Symptom And Impact Questionnaire | BASIQ | Canada | 2012 | A measure of severity of brain metastases (BM) symptoms, and their impact on patients' activities of daily living and quality of life. The 18 item questionnaire includes both symptom and impacts scales. | 12: Headaches, dizziness, nausea, numbness, energy, balance, vision, memory, cognition, vision, physical activities and self-care | Self-report | Convergent and divergent validity, and factor analysis have been demonstrated. | Lasch, K. E., Ganguli, A., Bonthapally, V., Pompilus, F., Delbecque, L., Fitzgerald, K., & Ray, S. (2012). CN2 Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument in Brain Metastases: The Brain Metastases Symptom and Impact Questionniare (BASIQ). Value in Health, 15(4), A1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2012.03.008External link Thavarajah, N., Ray, S., Bedard, G., Zhang, L., Cella, D., Wong, E., ... & Soliman, H. (2015). Psychometric validation of the Brain Symptom and Impact Questionnaire (BASIQ) version 1.0 to assess quality of life in patients with brain metastases. CNS oncology, 4(1), 11-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.2217%2Fcns.14.49External link |
Unknown | Unknown | Contact: Edward Chow, Edward.Chow@sunnybrook.ca | None identified in June 2019 | None identified in June 2019 | |
Cancer | Cancer - breast | Body Image After Breast Cancer Questionnaire | BIBCQ (or BIABC) |
Canada | 2006 | A 53 item measure of the long term impact of breast cancer on body image. | 6: Vulnerability, body stigma, limitations, body concerns, transparency, and arm concerns | Self-report | Convergent validity has been demonstrated. | Baxter, N. N., Goodwin, P. J., Mcleod, R. S., Dion, R., Devins, G., & Bombardier, C. (2006). Reliability and validity of the body image after breast cancer questionnaire. The breast journal, 12(3), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00246.xExternal link | Unknown | Unknown | Contact: Nancy Baxter, baxtern@smh.toronto.on.ca | Corica, T., Nowak, A. K., Saunders, C. M., Bulsara, M., Taylor, M., Vaidya, J. S., ... & Joseph, D. J. (2016). Cosmesis and breast-related quality of life outcomes after intraoperative radiation therapy for early breast cancer: a substudy of the TARGIT-A trial. International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 96(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.04.024External link | None identified in June 2019 | |
Cancer | Cancer - breast | Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire | BCQ | Canada | 1988 | 30 item outcome measure specific for women with Stage 2 Breast Cancer adjuvant chemotherapy. | 7: Consequences of hair loss, emotional dysfunction, physical symptoms, trouble and inconvenience associated with treatment, fatigue, nausea, positive wellbeing | Self-report | Construct validity has been demonstrated. | Levine, M. N., Guyatt, G. H., Gent, M., De Pauw, S., Goodyear, M. D., Hryniuk, W. M., ... & Bramwell, V. H. (1988). Quality of life in stage II breast cancer: an instrument for clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 6(12), 1798-1810. https://ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1200/JCO.1988.6.12.1798External link | Unknown | Unknown | Contact: Mark Levine, mlevine@mcmaster.ca | Dees, E. C., O'reilly, S., Goodman, S. N., Sartorius, S., Levine, M. A., Jones, R. J., ... & Fetting, J. H. (2000). A prospective pharmacologic evaluation of age-related toxicity of adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer. Cancer investigation, 18(6), 521-529. https://doi.org/10.3109/07357900009012191External link | None identified in June 2019 | |
Cancer | Cancer - breast | Breast Cancer Treatment Outcome Scale | BCTOS | USA | 2001 | A 22 item measure of women’s subjective evaluation of the aesthetic and functional outcome after breast cancer treatment. It examines the most important dimensions of after-treatment morbidity with respect to aesthetic and functional outcome. | 3: Functional status, cosmetic status and breast specific pain | Self-report | Factor analysis, predictive validity, and convergent validity have been demonstrated. | Stanton, A. L., Krishnan, L., & Collins, C. A. (2001). Form or function? Part 1. Subjective cosmetic and functional correlates of quality of life in women treated with breast‐conserving surgical procedures and radiotherapy. Cancer, 91(12), 2273-2281. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(20010615)91:12%3C2273::AID-CNCR1258%3…External link Krishnan, L., Stanton, A. L., Collins, C. A., Liston, V. E., & Jewell, W. R. (2001). Form or function? Part 2. Objective cosmetic and functional correlates of quality of life in women treated with breast‐conserving surgical procedures and radiotherapy. Cancer, 91(12), 2282-2287. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(20010615)91:12%3C2282::AID-CNCR1259%3…External link |
Unknown | Unknown | Contact: Annette L. Stanton, astanton@ukans.edu | Freedman, G. M., Anderson, P. R., Bleicher, R. J., Litwin, S., Li, T., Swaby, R. F., ... & Morrow, M. (2012). Five-year local control in a phase II study of hypofractionated intensity modulated radiation therapy with an incorporated boost for early stage breast cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 84(4), 888-893. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijrobp.2012.01.091External link | None identified in June 2019 | Available in several languages including Portuguese and Dutch. |
Cancer | Cancer - breast | BREAST-Q | BREAST-Q | USA and Canada | 2009 | BREAST-Q is a questionnaire measuring patient-reported outcomes of breast cancer patients in clinical research and practice. There are five BREAST-Q modules: Augmentation; Reduction/Mastopexy; Mastectomy; Reconstruction; Breast conserving therapy. Each module is comprised of multiple scales with varied number of items. | 6: Satisfaction with breasts, overall outcome, and process of care, and psychosocial, physical, and sexual well-being; 3 modules: Augmentation, reconstruction, and reduction | Self-report | Reliability, validity and responsiveness has been demonstrated with adequate validation across various papers. | Pusic, A. L., Klassen, A. F., Scott, A. M., Klok, J. A., Cordeiro, P. G., & Cano, S. J. (2009). Development of a new patient-reported outcome measure for breast surgery: the BREAST-Q. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 124(2), 345-353. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181aee807 | Yes | Yes, fees may apply | Contact: Andrea Pusic, pusica@mskcc.org | Eltahir, Y., Werners, L. L., Dreise, M. M., van Emmichoven, I. A. Z., Jansen, L., Werker, P. M., & de Bock, G. H. (2013). Quality-of-life outcomes between mastectomy alone and breast reconstruction: comparison of patient-reported BREAST-Q and other health-related quality-of-life measures. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 132(2), 201e-209e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829586a7 | None identified in June 2019 | Adapted for use in several languages including: French, German, US Spanish, and UK English. |
Cancer | Cancer - breast | Fear Of Physical Activity/Exercise Scale -Breast Cancer | FPAX-B | USA | 2011 | The FPAX-B measures the role of fear as a barrier to physical activity and exercise in survivors of breast cancer. | 3: Endurance, arm impairments, exercise education | Self-report | Exploratory factor analysis, and convergent and divergent validity have been demonstrated. | Sander, A. P., Elliot, L., Newsome, C., Roach, J., & Tasche, L. (2011). Development and content validation of a scale to measure fear of physical activity and exercise in the breast cancer population. Rehabilitation Oncology, 29(1), 17-22. https://search.proquest.com/docview/865651418?pq-origsite=gscholarExternal link ; Sander, A. P., Cuisinier, J., & Marchinski, C. M. (2014). Construct Validation of a Tool to Measure Fear of Physical Activity and Exercise in Survivors of Breast Cancer-the FPAX-B. Rehabilitation Oncology, 32(2), 21-28. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1542881188?pq-origsite=gscholarExternal link |
Unknown | Unknown | Contact: Antoinette P. Sander, t-sander@northwestern.edu | None identified in June 2019 | None identified in June 2019 |
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