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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2020 Aug 15;29(4):1913–1921. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05674-9

Table 1:

FACT-G Items for Different Quality of Life Domains.1

Domain Items
Functional well-being

  1. I am able to work (include work at home).

  2. My work (include work at home) is fulfilling.

  3. I am able to enjoy life.

  4. I have accepted my illness.

  5. I am sleeping well.

  6. I am enjoying the things I usually do for fun.

  7. I am content with the quality of my life right now.
Physical well-being

  1. I have a lack of energy.

  2. I have nausea.

  3. Because of my physical condition, I have trouble meeting the needs of my family.

  4. I have pain.

  5. I am bothered by side effects of treatment.

  6. I feel ill.

  7. I am forced to spend time in bed.
Social well-being

  1. I feel close to my friends.

  2. I get emotional support from my family.

  3. I get support from my friends.

  4. My family has accepted my illness.

  5. I am satisfied with family communication about my illness.

  6. I feel close to my partner (or the person who is my main support).

  7. I am satisfied with my sex life.

Responses to each item ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). For physical well-being, items were reverse-coded 0 (very much) to 4 (not at all). All items within each domain were summed, resulting in a range from 0–28. Higher scores indicated greater social, functional, and physical well-being.

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