Overview
Below are the details for the FACIT-SWiP measure:
MEASURE NAME:
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Satisfaction with Pharmacist (FACIT-SWiP)
VERSION:
4
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
7
PATIENT POPULATION:
Patients 18 and older receiving pharmacy care
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:
Satisfaction with Pharmacist Subscale
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Less than 5 minutes
SCORING:
Manual scoring template, some items are reverse scored. Total scores possible. SAS/SPSS algorithms available.
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Language Availability
Available translations of the FACIT-SWiP can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the FACIT-SWiP without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the FACIT-SWiP 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
Hernandez, L., Chang, C.H., Cella, D., Corona, M., Shiomoto, G., & McGuire, D.B. Development and validation of the Satisfaction with Pharmacist Scale. Pharmacotherapy 2000; 20(7): 837-843.
Bonomi, A.E., Cella, D.D., Hahn, E.A., Bjordal, K., Sperner, B., Gangeri, L., Bergman, B., Willems, J., Hanquet, P., & Zittoun, R. Multilingual translation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) quality of life measurement system. Quality of Life Research 1996; 5: 309-320.
Eremenco, S., Arnold, B., Cella, D. A comprehensive method for the translation and cross-cultural validation of health status questionnaires. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 212-232.
Webster K., Cella D., Yost K. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) measurement system: Properties applications, and interpretation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003; 1(1): 79-85.
Yost K.J., Eton D.T. Combining distribution- and anchor-based approaches to determine minimally important differences: The FACIT experience. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 172-191.
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