Table 1.
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-EGFRI 18 (FACT-EGFRI 18)
| Instructions: “Below is a list of statements that other people with your illness have said are important. Please check one box per line to indicate your response as it applies to the past 7 days.” | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item No. | Item | Response category | ||||
| Not at all | A little bit | Somewhat | Quite a bit | Very much | ||
| 1 | My skin or scalp feels irritated | |||||
| 2 | My skin or scalp is dry or “flaky” | |||||
| 3 | My skin or scalp itches | |||||
| 4 | My skin bleeds easily | |||||
| 5 | I am bothered by a change in my skin’s sensitivity to the sun | |||||
| 6 | My skin condition interferes with my ability to sleep | |||||
| 7 | My skin condition affects my mood | |||||
| 8 | My skin condition interferes with my social life | |||||
| 9 | I am embarrassed by my skin condition | |||||
| 10 | I avoid going out in public because of how my skin looks | |||||
| 11 | I feel unattractive because of how my skin looks | |||||
| 12 |
Changes in my skin condition make daily life Difficult |
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| 13 | The skin side effects from treatment have interfered with household tasks | |||||
| 14 | My eyes are dry | |||||
| 15 | I am bothered by sensitivity around my fingernails or toenails | |||||
| 16 | Sensitivity around my fingernails makes it difficult to perform household tasks | |||||
| 17 | I am bothered by hair loss | |||||
| 18 | I am bothered by increased facial hair | |||||
Note: FACT-EGFRI 18 measure and scoring instructions are available at the following website: https://www.facit.org/FACITOrg/Questionnaires