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Psychometric analysis of the functional assessment of cancer therapy-general (FACT-G) scale in a rural sample

✍ Scribed by Patricia Winstead-Fry; Alyce Schultz

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
81 KB
Volume
79
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

METHODS.

A systematic replication of the 1993 study by Cella et al., in which lington, Vermont.

FACT-G was developed, was employed to assess the reliability, validity, and factor 2 Department of Nursing, Maine Medical Center, structure of the scale. Portland, Maine.

RESULTS.

The reliability and validity of the FACT-G scale for evaluating rural cancer patients was determined to be sufficient for research purposes. The factor structure was the same as that reported by Cella et al.

CONCLUSIONS.

The FACT-G scale is appropriate for use in studies of the quality of life of rural cancer patients.

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