The quality of life of cancer patients was assessed using 2 tools: the Functional Assessment of Cancer TherapyYGeneral
(FACT-G) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/ GynecologicOncology GroupYNeurotoxicity (FACT/GOG-NTx).
The FACT-G consisted of 4 domains with a 27-item compilation of general questions: physical well-being including physical condition and adverse effects of treatment (7 items); social/family well-being including relationship and social support (7 items); emotional well-being including the difficulty of illness (6 items); and functional well-being including a job and housework or recreation (7 items). The patients’ perceptions of their FACT-G were recorded on a 5-point Likert-type scale, where a higher score meant a higher perceived level of general quality of life. The internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s with values of .81 to .84 before intervention and .82 to .85 after intervention.