Anorexia/cachexia-related quality of life for children with cancer: Testing the psychometric properties of the pediatric Functional Assessment of Anorexia and Cachexia Therapy (peds-FAACT)

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1531-1539

  Lai, Jin Shei ^a,b   Cella, David ^a,b   Peterman, Amy ^c   Barocas, Joshua ^a   Goldman, Stewart ^b,d  

^a Research and Education   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia and cachexia; Children with cancer; Health related quality of life; Item response theory; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PEDIATRIC FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ANOREXIA AND CACHEXIA THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA; CACHEXIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 25144442114     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21315     Document Type: Article

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