Overview
Initially developed and validated in Arabic, the FACIT-TB incorporates items relevant to tuberculosis patients from the FACIT Searchable Library into the FACT-G.
MEASURE NAME:
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Tuberculosis
VERSION:
1
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
45
PATIENT POPULATION:
Tuberculosis patients 18 years and older
RECALL PERIOD:
Past 7 days
RESPONSE SCALE:
5 point Likert-type scale
DATA COLLECTION:
Paper and electronic
ADMINISTRATION:
Self-administration and interview when applicable
SUBSCALE DOMAINS:
Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, Functional Well-Being, Spiritual Well-Being
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
10-15 minutes
SCORING:
Manual scoring template, some items are reverse scored. Subscale scores and total scores possible.
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Language Availability
Available translations of the FACIT-TB can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the FACIT-TB without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the FACIT-TB may also be contingent upon timeline expectations and availability of FACIT staff. Translations must undergo a rigorous methodology under the guidance of FACIT.org which includes multiple translators, QA steps and cognitive interviews with patients. For commercial use, FACITtrans is the approved translation vendor to translate the FACIT measurement system.
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Licensing
Licensing fees are assessed on a per trial/per measure basis for commercial use. There is no fee for use of the English version, but a license should be obtained.
Non-commercial use is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Licensing fees are typically not applied to investigator-initiated research, students, or clinical use.
To license an available version of this measure for commercial or non-commercial use, please complete our registration form. All of the information provided in the form will be kept strictly confidential. For questions, please contact us.
Selected References
Dujaili J.A., Syed Sulaiman S.A., Hassali M.A., Blebil A.Q., Awaisu A., Bredle J.M. Development and psychometric properties of a tuberculosis-specific multidimensional health-related quality-of-life measure for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Value in Health Regional Issues 6C (2014): 53-59.
Dujaili J.A., Syed Sulaiman S.A., Hassali M.A., Awaisu A., Blebil A.Q., Bredle J.M. Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq. International Journal of Infectious Diseases2014; (31): e4–e8.
Dujaili J.A., Syed Sulaiman S.A., Awaisu A., Hassali M.A., Blebil A.Q., Bredle J.M. Comparability of interviewer-administration versus self-administration of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB) health-related quality of life questionnaire in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Pulmonary Therapy (2016) 2:127-137.
Bonomi, A.E., Cella, D.D., Hahn, E.A., Bjordal, K., Sperner, B., Gangeri, L., Bergman, B., Willems, J., Hanquet, P., & Zittoun, R. Multilingual translation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) quality of life measurement system. Quality of Life Research 1996; 5: 309-320.
Eremenco, S., Arnold, B., Cella, D. A comprehensive method for the translation and cross-cultural validation of health status questionnaires. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 212-232.
Webster K., Cella D., Yost K. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) measurement system: Properties applications, and interpretation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003; 1(1): 79-85.
Yost K.J., Eton D.T. Combining distribution- and anchor-based approaches to determine minimally important differences: The FACIT experience. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 172-191.
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