Table 2 Overview of Identified Measures
From: Health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer: a review of measures
Instrument | Purpose | Domains | No. of Items |
|---|---|---|---|
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire, Version 3.0 | Cancer-specific questionnaire designed to measure QoL in the cancer population | 9 domains: physical, role, cognitive, emotional, social, fatigue, pain, nausea and vomiting, global health status and quality of life | 30 |
EORTC Breast Cancer–Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire | Designed to measure QoL in the breast cancer population at various stages and with patients with differing modalities | 5 domains: therapy side effects, arm symptoms, breast symptoms, body image, sexual functioning | 23 |
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) | Specific to breast cancer patients | 6 domains: physical well-being (PWB), social/family well-being, emotional well-being (EWB), functional well-being (FWB), relationship with doctor, additional concerns | 37 |
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Symptom Index (FBSI) | Symptom specific instrument for breast cancer patients | 8 items extracted from the FACT-B as follows: PWB (4 items), EWB (1 item), and FWB (1 item) subscales, as well as the breast cancer subscale (2 items) of the FACT-B | 10 |
National Comprehensive Cancer Network-Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Cancer Symptom Index-16 | Builds upon the original FBSI | 3 domains: Disease-Related Symptom—9 items; Treatment Side Effect—4 items; and General Function and Well-Being—3 items | 16 |
Breast Cancer Symptom Scale | Designed to assess breast cancer symptoms | NR | NR |
QuEST Breast Cancer Questionnaire | Designed for use in routine clinical practice, aiming to provide assessment tool for patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy treatments | 5 physical and 3psychosocial function scales plus disease-specific individual symptom items | NR |
Quality of life Instruments for Cancer Patients-Breast Cancer | Chinese-specific QoL instrument combining general module with breast cancer–specific module | 5 domains: physical, psychological, social, social support and safety, specific (breast symptoms, upper body effect, physical, and psychologic effect) | 39 (32 general; 7 breast cancer) |
Indonesian Breast Cancer Health-Related Quality of Life | Developed, instead of translated using forward and backward translation to provide a questionnaire that is suitable for Indonesian patients with breast cancer | 4 domains: physical; cognitive and psychological, social, spiritual | 41 |
Young Women with Breast Cancer Inventory | Measures the impact of breast cancer on the quality of life of young women (aged < 45 years) with nonmetastatic disease | 8 domains: (1) feeling of couple cohesion, (2) negative affectivity and apprehension about the future, (3) management of child(ren) and of everyday life, (4) sharing with close relatives, (5) body image and sexuality, (6) financial difficulties, (7) deterioration of relationships with close relatives, and (8) career management | 36 |
Not named (Indian Breast Cancer QoL measure; Deshpande et al. [7]) | Designed to assess QoL among patients in India with breast cancer | 11 domains | 24 |
Not named (Nonmetastatic Young Women and their partners measure; Vanlemmens et al. [9] and [8]) | Designed to measure the impact of breast cancer on the QoL of young women (aged < 45 years) with nonmetastatic disease | 8 relevant areas: psychological, physical, family, social, couple and sexuality, domestic, professional, and economic | 36 |