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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2020 Mar 7;251:168–179. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.005

Table 1:

Quality of Life Metrics

Metric Year Origin Questions English Global Symptoms Financial Gastric Focus Surgery Focus Frequency of use
EORTC QLQ C30 (13) 1993 NED 30 High
EORTC QLQ STO22 (14) 2001 UK 22 High
FACT-G (16) 1993 USA 27 Moderate
FACT-GA (17) 2011 CAN 19 Moderate
GIQLI (12) 1995 GER 36 Moderate
MDASI-GI (19) 2000 USA 24 Low
PROMIS (21) 2010 USA Varies Low
DAUGS32 (26) 2005 JPN 34 Moderate
ES(4) (24) 2014 JPN 40 Low
PGSAS-45 (27) 2015 JPN 45 Moderate

Frequency of use: low frequency (less than 5 articles), moderate (5-50 articles), and high (greater than 50 articles).