Table 1.

Comparison of gastric cancer-specific quality of life questionnaires

	EORTC QLQ-STO22	FACT-Ga	DAUGS32
Year introduced	2001	2004	2005
Validated?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parent questionnaire	EORTC QLQ-C30	FACT-G	None
Number of items/questions	22	19	32
Focus	Patient symptoms	Emotional and physical symptoms	Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Applicable to all treatment modalities?	Yes	Yes	No (surgery only)