Flashback Foreword: FACT Scale and Changes in Quality of Life
Authors: Stephanie B. Wheeler
Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology (2023)

Article Tools FLASHBACK FOREWORD Article Tools OPTIONS & TOOLS Export Citation Track Citation Add To Favorites Rights & Permissions COMPANION ARTICLES The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale: Development and Validation of the General Measure. December 06, 2023 Interpreting the Significance of Changes in Health-Related Quality-of-Life Scores. December 06, 2023 ARTICLE CITATION DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.01979 Journal of Clinical Oncology - published online before print December 6, 2023 PMID: 38056078 Flashback Foreword: FACT Scale and Changes in Quality of Life Stephanie B. Wheeler , PhD, MPH1,2,3xStephanie B. WheelerSearch for articles by this author Show More 1Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC2Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC3Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.23.01979 First Page Full Text PDF Figures and Tables © 2023 by American Society of Clinical OncologyTHE TAKEAWAYIn 1993, Cella et al1 reported the results of extensive development and validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General quality of life instrument, and in 1998, Osoba et al2 demonstrated how numerical changes in quality of life, measured using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 scale, correspond to clinically relevant outcomes for patients. Together, these articles were among the early methodological works that formalized how best to rigorously develop, use, and interpret patient-reported outcome measures to inform clinical trials’ outcome assessment, center patients' voices and experiences in care, and motivate clinical action and policy.AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTFlashback Foreword: FACT Scale and Changes in Quality of LifeThe following represents disclosure information provided by the author of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript. For more information about ASCO's conflict of interest policy, please refer to www.asco.org/rwc or ascopubs.org/jco/authors/author-center.Open Payments is a public database containing information reported by companies about payments made to US-licensed physicians (Open Payments).Stephanie B. WheelerThis author is an Associate Editor for Journal of Clinical Oncology. Journal policy recused the author from having any role in the peer review of this manuscript.Research Funding: Pfizer (Inst), AstraZeneca (Inst)Travel, Accommodations, Expenses: PfizerNo other potential conflicts of interest were reported. Companion The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale: Development and Validation of the General Measure Interpreting the Significance of Changes in Health-Related Quality-of-Life Scores