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Comparative Study
. 1997 Jun 15;79(12):2446-52.

Psychometric analysis of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale in a rural sample

P Winstead-Fry  1 , A Schultz
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  • PMID: 9191537
Comparative Study

Psychometric analysis of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale in a rural sample

P Winstead-Fry et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Quality of life for persons with cancer has been studied extensively in urban populations. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scale was developed for use in clinical trials. The authors tested the psychometric properties of the FACT-G scale in a sample of rural cancer patients.

Methods: A systematic replication of the 1993 study by Cella et al., in which FACT-G was developed, was employed to assess the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the scale.

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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