02 September 2024 : Review article
Symptom Cluster Assessment Tools for Gastric Cancer Care in China: A Comprehensive Review
Yuexuan Ma1BE, Xiaoze Wang2AG, Yue Luo3ACF, Shirui Song4CD, Hui Liang4BC, Yan Yue4BF, Wei Li3AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944414
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944414
Table 1 Basic characteristics of SCs assessment tools in patients with gastric cancer.
| Assessment tools | Year | Country/region | Content framework | Cronbach’s α coefficient | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARES-SF | 1991 | United States | 5 items | the Chinese version is 0.66~0.93 | Original in English, translated into Chinese |
| MSAS | 1994 | United States | 32 symptoms (physical and mental) | 0.58~0.88 for the original version, 0.79~0.87 for the Chinese version | Chinese, Swedish, Turkish and more than 10 other languages |
| ESAS | 1991 | Canada | 10 symptoms | 0.79 for the original version, 0.72 for the Chinese version | Chinese and more than 20 other languages |
| MDASI | 2000 | United States | 2 dimensions, 24 items | 0.82~0.85 for the original version, 0.842~0.859 for the Chinese version | Original in English, translated into Chinese |
| EORTC QLQ-STO52 | 1993 | Europe | Gastric cancer-specific module with 22 items | EORTC QLQ-STO22 original version is 0.607~0.830 | Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese and more than 60 other languages |
| FACT-Ga | 1987 | United States | Core module with 27 items, stomach cancer subscale with 19 items | Original version is 0.93 | Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French and about 30 other languages |
| PGSAS-45 | 2015 | Japan | 45 items | 0.65~0.88 | Original in English, translated into Chinese |
| QLICP-ST | 2008 | China | 39 items | 0.91 | Chinese |
| Gastric Cancer TCM Nursing Symptom Assessment Category | 2013 | China | 37 items | 0.912 | Chinese |
| SC – symptom cluster. | |||||