Table 2.
Cachexia domain | Factors | Reported by | Instrument | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nutrition | Dietary intake | Patient | PG‐SGA (food intake sub‐score)14 |
0 points: unchanged or more than usual 1 point: normal food but less than normal amount (or nutrition by vein) 2 points: little solid food 3 points: only liquids or nutritional supplements 4 points: very little of anything |
Appetite loss | Patient | EORTC QLQ C15 PAL15 | 0–100a | |
Functional and psychosocial effects | Emotional functioning | Patient | EORTC QLQ C15 PAL15 | 0–100a |
Physical functioning | ||||
Fatigue | ||||
Performance status | Health care personnel | Karnofsky scale17 | 0–100a |
Abbreviations: EORTC QLQ, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire; PG‐SGA, Patient‐Generated Subjective Global Assessment.
For emotional functioning, physical functioning, and performance status, 100 is the best score, while for appetite loss and fatigue, 100 is the worst score.