Commonly Used Quality of Life and Symptom Measurement Scales

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OncologyONCOLOGY Vol 16 No 9
Volume 16
Issue 9

On the following pages are examples of commonly used scales for evaluating quality of life and symptoms associated with anemia in patients with cancer. Please note that some of the scales are copyrighted (and marked as such herein) and may not be reproduced in anyway without the express written consent of the copyright holders.

On the following pages are examples of commonly used scales for evaluating quality of life and symptoms associated with anemia in patients with cancer. Please note that some of the scales are copyrighted (and marked as such herein) and may not be reproduced in anyway without the express written consent of the copyright holders.

Fatigue Symptoms Inventoty (FSI)
(Paul Jacobsen)

Multidimentional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20)
(Ellen Smets and colleagues)

Brief Fatigue Inventory
(Charles Cleeland and colleagues)

Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS)
(Barbara Piper and colleagues)

FACIT-Fatigue Scale (Version 4)
(David Cella)

FACT-Anemia (FACT-An)
(David Cella)

EORTC: QLC-C30 (Version 3)
(Karen West)

Rotterdam Symprom Checklist
(Johanna de Haes and colleagues)

SWOG Quality of Life Questionaire
(Carol Moinpour and colleagues)

Quality of Life Index Cancer Version-III
(Carol Ferrans and Marjorie Powers)

CAncer Rehabilitation Evaluation System (CARES)
(Anne Coscarelli and Richard Heinrich)

Functional Living Index: Cancer (FLIC)
(Harvey Schipper abd Charles Olweny)

Quality of Life Index
(Cary Presant and colleagues)

L.A.S.A Scale and Quality of Lide Index Form: Form Q1
(Dianne Lindsay)

M.D. Ansderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI)
(Charles Cleeland)

McMaster Health Index Questionnaire
(Larry Chambers)

RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 Questionnaire
(Judy Lewis)

 

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The Molecular Basis of Cancer, 2nd Edition
Management of Anemia in Patients With Cancer
Commonly Used Quality of Life and Symptom Measurement Scales
Iron and the Anemia of Chronic Disease
Diagnosis and Management of Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Systematic Review of Controlled Trials on Erythropoietin to Support Evidence-Based Guidelines
What Evidence Supports Use of Erythropoietin as a Novel Neurotherapeutic?
Psychological Outcomes Associated With Anemia-Related Fatigue in Cancer Patients
Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Cancer-Related Anemia
When Is it Justified to Treat Symptoms? Measuring Symptom Burden
Overcoming Barriers to Erythropoietic Therapy
Patient Communication and Strategies for Managing Fatigue
The Potential for Anemia Treatment to Improve Survival in Cancer Patients
Blood Substitutes: How Close to a Solution?
Anemia in Cancer Patients: Significance, Epidemiology, and Current Therapy
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