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FACT-GOncologyrestricted

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General

Core oncology QOL questionnaire, basis of the FACIT family.

EMAFDA

Overview

A 27-item compilation of general questions divided into four primary QOL domains (physical, social/family, emotional, functional well-being) for cancer patients.

Use cases

Patient-reported QOL endpoint in oncology trials and survivorship research.

Assessment intelligence

Score range
0 – 108
Direction
Higher = better
Scoring method
Sum
Time to score
~10 min
Subscales
  • Physical Well-being
    0-28
  • Social/Family Well-being
    0-28
  • Emotional Well-being
    0-24
  • Functional Well-being
    0-28
Cutoff thresholds & interpretation
SeverityThresholdInterpretation
Minimally important difference5-7 pointsClinically meaningful change in total score

Core oncology HRQoL instrument; FACT-G total is the foundation of all FACIT disease-specific modules.

Editorial notes

Alpha 0.89; sensitive to clinical change; extended by disease-specific FACT modules.

Available languages

EnglishSpanishFrenchGermanJapaneseMandarin ChinesePortugueseItalian

Validation studies (2)

  • The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: development and validation
    Cella DF, Tulsky DS, et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1993
    DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1993.11.3.570
  • Updated psychometric properties of the FACT-G
    Webster K, Cella D, Yost K. · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · 2003
    DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-1-79