Overview
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General – 7 Item Version (FACT-G7) is a shortened, 7-item version of the FACT-G designed to quickly and effectively capture the most relevant issues to cancer patients in a valid and reliable manner. Development included oncology patients with advanced cancer from 11 disease sites who ranked the symptoms and concerns they viewed as ‘the very most important’ when undergoing cancer treatment and completed the FACT-G. Of the highest priority cancer-related symptoms and concerns endorsed by patients for inclusion in the FACT-G7, fatigue and ability to enjoy life were ranked the most highly. The FACT-G7 can be used to rapidly assess top-rated symptoms and concerns for a broad spectrum of advanced cancers in clinical practice and research, as well as for quality reporting in cancer chemotherapy and radiation.
MEASURE NAME:
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General – 7 Item Version (FACT-G7)
VERSION:
4
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
7
PATIENT POPULATION:
Cancer 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, Emotional Well-Being, Functional Well-Being
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
less than 5 minutes
SCORING:
Manual scoring template, some items are reverse scored. Total scores possible.
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Language Availability
Available translations of the FACT-G7 can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the FACT-G7 without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the FACT-G7 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
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Yanez B., Pearman T., Lis C.G., Beaumont J.L., Cella D. The FACT-G7: A rapid version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (FACT-G) for monitoring symptoms and concerns in oncology practice and research. Annals of Oncology 2013; 24: 1073-1078. doi:10.1093/annonc/mds539.
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