Overview
The 13-item Peds FACIT-F was developed via literature review, feedback from patients, parents, and clinicians, and a face-to-face consensus meeting. Its reliability and validity were examined on the basis of data from 159 pediatric patients with cancer via classical test theory and Rasch analysis. Results showed that the Peds FACIT-F demonstrated good internal consistency, acceptable item-total correlations, and met the unidimensionality assumption set by confirmatory factor analysis. All items had acceptable fit statistics in the Rasch analysis and demonstrated stable measurement properties by age, sex, and cancer type. Scores on the Peds FACIT-F significantly discriminated between patients with and without anemia and among patients with different functional status; clinically relevant minimally important differences were estimated accordingly. The Peds FACIT-F was significantly correlated to the PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale.
MEASURE NAME:
Pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue (peds FACIT-F)
VERSION:
1
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
13
PATIENT POPULATION:
Pediatric cancer patients 8-18 years old
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:
Fatigue
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Less than 5 minutes
SCORING:
Manual scoring template, some items are reverse scored. Total scores possible.
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Language Availability
Available translations of the peds FACIT-F can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the peds FACIT-F without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the peds FACIT-F 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
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Selected References
Fernandes, K., Teixeira, B., Arnold, B., Mendonça, T., Oliveira, S., & daSilva, C. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the universal Portuguese-version of the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue (pedsFACIT-F)Adaptação transcultural e validação da versão portuguesa universal da Escala Avaliação Funcional Pediátrica de Terapia de Doença Crônica – Fadiga (pedsFACIT-F). Jornal de Pediatria 2019; 796: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2019.01.003.
Lai, J-S., Cella, D., Kupst, MJ, Holm, S., Kelly, M., Bode, R., & Goldman, S. Measuring fatigue for children with cancer: development and validation of the pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (pedsFACIT-F). Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2007; 29(7): 471-479.
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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