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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Validation of the Chinese version of functional assessment of anorexia-cachexia therapy (FAACT) scale for measuring quality of life in cancer patients with cachexia.

Ting Zhou, Kaixiang Yang, Sudip Thapa, Qiang Fu, Yongsheng Jiang, Shiying Yu

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ting ZhouCancer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
Kaixiang YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Sudip ThapaCancer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
Qiang FuCancer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
Yongsheng JiangCancer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
Shiying YuCancer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. syyu_tjh@163.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CNUniversity of Southern California · US

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Abstract

purposeThe assessment of quality of life (QOL) is an important part of cachexia management for cancer patients. Functional assessment of anorexia-cachexia therapy (FAACT), a specific QOL instrument for cachexia patients, has not been validated in Chinese population. The aim of this study was to validate the FAACT scale in Chinese cancer patients for its future use.

methodsEligible cancer patients were included in our study. Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics were collected from the electronic medical records. Patients were asked to complete the Chinese version of FAACT scale and the MD Anderson symptom inventory (MDASI), and then the reliability and validity were analyzed.

resultsA total of 285 patients were enrolled in our study, data of 241 patients were evaluated. Coefficients of Cronbach's alpha, test-retest and split-half analyses were all greater than 0.8, which indicated an excellent reliability for FAACT scale. In item-subscale correlation analysis and factor analysis, good construct validity for FAACT scale was found. The correlation between FAACT and MDASI interference subscale showed reasonable criterion-related validity, and for further clinical validation, the FAACT scale showed excellent discriminative validity for distinguishing patients in different cachexia status and in different performance status.

conclusionsThe Chinese version of FAACT scale has good reliability and validity and is suitable for measuring QOL of cachexia patients in Chinese population.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAnorexiaAsian PeopleCachexiaElectronic Health RecordsFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesCancer cachexiaFunctional assessment of anorexia-cachexia therapyMD Anderson symptom inventoryQuality of lifeQuestionnaire validity

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