Table 4 A list of instruments used to measure quality of life in breast cancer patients (1974–2007)
Types of measures | Measures full name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
General measures | Â | Â |
| Â | Short Form Health Survey | SF-36 |
| Â | Spitzer Quality of Life Index | QLI |
| Â | Sickness Impact Profile | SIP |
| Â | Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index | QLI |
Cancer specific measures | Â | Â |
| Â | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core quality of Life questionnaire | EORTC QLQ-C30 |
| Â | Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy General Questionnaire | FACIT-G (formerly FACT) |
| Â | Functional Living Index-Cancer | FLI-C |
| Â | Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index-Cancer | QLI-C |
Breast cancer specific measures | Â | Â |
| Â | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire | EORTC QLQ-BR23 |
| Â | Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Breast | FCIT-B |
| Â | Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire | BCQ |
| Â | The Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale for Breast Cancer | SLDS-BC |
Psychological measures | Â | Â |
| Â | General Health Questionnaire-28 | GHQ-28 |
| Â | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | HADS |
| Â | Beck Depression Inventory | BDI |
| Â | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale | CES-D |
| Â | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | STAI |
| Â | Profile Mood State | PMS |
| Â | Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale | MACS |
| Â | Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale | PAIS |
Symptom measures | Â | Â |
| Â | Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue | FACIT-F |
| Â | Piper Fatigue Scale | PFS |
| Â | Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory | MFI |
| Â | Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-B plus Arm Morbidity Subscale | FACIT-B + 4 |
| Â | Hot Flash Related Interference Scale | HFRDIS |
| Â | Shoulder Disability Questionnaire | SDQ |
| Â | Brief Pain Inventory | BPI |
| Â | McGill Pain Questionnaire | MPQ |
| Â | Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale | MSAS |
| Â | Rotterdam Symptom Checklist | RSC |
Other measures | Â | Â |
| Â | Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual | FACIT-SP |
| Â | Body Image Scale | BIS |
| Â | Body Image After Breast Cancer Questionnaire | BIBCQ |
| Â | Watts Sexual Functioning Questionnaire | WSFQ |
| Â | Social Support Questionnaire | SSQ |
| Â | Life Satisfaction Questionnaire | LSQ |
| Â | Satisfaction With Life Scale | SWLS |