作者: Susan Yount , David Cella , Kimberly Webster , Nancy Heffernan , Chih-Hung Chang
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00422-0
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摘要: Abstract This study's aim was to develop and validate a symptom index derived from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary, questionnaire measuring general hepatobiliary disease specific aspects quality life. The item pool narrowed 26 questions that assess symptoms function. Each 95 cancer experts list 5 most important attend when treating advanced disease. Eight were endorsed by more than 20% (3 pain, 2 fatigue, nausea, weight loss, jaundice) named FACT-Hepatobiliary Symptom Index-8 (FHSI-8). Among 51 patients, FHSI-8 showed good internal consistency (0.79), test-retest reliability (r = 0.86), strong association with mood −0.56), patient differentiation ECOG Performance Status Rating ( P