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The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Measurement System is a collection of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaires targeted to the management of chronic illness. The measurement system, under development since 1987, began with the creation of a generic CORE questionnaire called the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). The FACT-G (now in Version 4) is a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into four primary QOL domains: Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional WellBeing, and Functional Well-Being. It is appropriate for use with patients with any form of cancer, and extensions of it have been used and validated in other chronic illness condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS; multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; rheumatoid arthritis), and in the general population. The FACIT Measurement System now includes over 400 questions, some of which have been translated into more than 45 languages. Assessment of any one patient is tailored so that the most-relevant questions are asked and administration time for any one assessment is usually less than 15 minutes. This is accomplished both by the use of specific subscales for relevant domains of HRQOL, or computerized adaptive testing (CAT) of selected symptoms and functional areas. FACIT questionnaires can be administered by self-report (paper or computer) or interview (face-to-face or telephone). Available scoring, normative data and information on meaningful change now allow one to interpret results in the context of a growing literature base. Review

A comparison of younger and older couples coping with breast cancer : examining the relationship among mutuality, dyadic coping, and quality of life of patients and partners.

“…Evidence supported test-retest reliability, as well as convergent and divergent validity (Brady et al, 1997;Cella et al, 1993;Overcash et al, 2001;Webster et al, 2003;Webster et al, 1999;Winstead-Fry & Schultz, 1997). For the purpose of the present investigation, the five subscales and the Devins, 1990).…”

“…The FACT-B has been extensively used in psychosocial oncology research and has demonstrated to have high validity and internal consistency (Brady et al, 1997;Cella et al, 1993;Overcash, Extermann, Parr, Perry, & Balducci, 2001;Webster, Cella & Yost, 2003;Webster, Odom, Peterman, Lent, & Cella, 1999;Winstead-Fry & Schultz, 1997).…”

Diseño, validez facial y de contenido del instrumento carga de la enfermedad crónica para el paciente – GPCP-UN

“…Aunque existen herramientas para valorar múltiples expresiones de la EC tales como el dolor [24,25], La funcionalidad [26,27], el autoconcepto [28], la relación entre aspectos biológicos y psicológicos (29,30), la condición espiritual (31), la capacidad de descansar [32,33], la situación económica [34,35], e incluso el nivel de apoyo social que el paciente recibe junto con su cuidador (36), hay también evidencia de que muchos de los síntomas y quejas del paciente con EC se quedan sin valorar [37] y que la valoración quizá por ello se ha enfatizado en la necesidad de tener en cuenta la perspectiva subjetiva del paciente [38], con base en la cual se abren importantes posibilidades para el cuidado de su salud [39].…”

Findings of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Sitting and Exacerbations Trial (COPD-SEAT) in Reducing Sedentary Time Using Wearable and Mobile Technologies With Educational Support: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

“…Symptom burden was self-reported using the COPD Assessment Test [21] and usual modified Medical Research Council dyspnea grade [22]. Fatigue was self-reported using Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue with a score <30 indicating severe fatigue [23]. Anxiety and depression were examined using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [24] with a normal score considered as 0 to 7, borderline abnormal level considered 8 to 10, and abnormally high anxiety/depression considered 11 to 21 [25].…”