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@article{citeulike:4651920, abstract = {BACKGROUND: The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short Form (MSAS-SF), an abbreviated version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, measures each of 32 symptoms with respect to distress or frequency alone. A physical symptom subscale (PHYS), psychologic symptom subscale (PSYCH), and global distress index (GDI) can be derived from the Short Form. We validated the MSAS-SF in a population of cancer patients. METHODS: Two hundred ninety-nine cancer patients examined at the Section of Hematology/Oncology completed the MSAS-SF and the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy (FACT-G). The Karnofsky performance status (KPS), extent of disease (EOD), and demographic data were assessed. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to assess internal reliability. MSAS-SF subscales were assessed against subscales of the FACT-G, the KPS, and EOD to determine criterion validity. Test-retest analysis was performed at 1 day and at 1 week. RESULTS: The Cronbach alpha coefficients for the MSAS-SF subscales ranged from 0.76 to 0.87. The MSAS-SF subscales showed convergent validity with FACT subscales. Correlation coefficients were -0.74 (P < 0.001) for the PHYS and FACT-G physical well-being subscales, -0.68 (P < 0.001) for the PSYCH and FACT emotional well-being subscales, and -0.70 (P < 0.001) for GDI and FACT summary of quality-of-life subscales. The MSAS-SF subscales demonstrated convergent validity with performance status, inpatient status, and extent of disease. The test-retest correlation coefficients for the MSAS-SF subscales ranged from 0.86 to 0.94 at 1 day and from 0.40 to 0.84 for the 1 week group. CONCLUSIONS: The MSAS-SF is a valid and easy to use instrument for symptom assessment.}, author = {Chang, V. T. and Hwang, S. S. and Feuerman, M. and Kasimis, B. S. and Thaler, H. T.}, citeulike-article-id = {4651920}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10964347}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10964347}, day = {1}, issn = {0008-543X}, journal = {Cancer}, keywords = {cancer, msas, msas-sf, symptoms}, month = {September}, number = {5}, pages = {1162--1171}, posted-at = {2009-05-28 05:16:18}, priority = {2}, title = {The memorial symptom assessment scale short form (MSAS-SF).}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10964347}, volume = {89}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4651920 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4651920 N2 - BACKGROUND: The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short Form (MSAS-SF), an abbreviated version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, measures each of 32 symptoms with respect to distress or frequency alone. A physical symptom subscale (PHYS), psychologic symptom subscale (PSYCH), and global distress index (GDI) can be derived from the Short Form. We validated the MSAS-SF in a population of cancer patients. METHODS: Two hundred ninety-nine cancer patients examined at the Section of Hematology/Oncology completed the MSAS-SF and the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy (FACT-G). The Karnofsky performance status (KPS), extent of disease (EOD), and demographic data were assessed. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to assess internal reliability. MSAS-SF subscales were assessed against subscales of the FACT-G, the KPS, and EOD to determine criterion validity. Test-retest analysis was performed at 1 day and at 1 week. RESULTS: The Cronbach alpha coefficients for the MSAS-SF subscales ranged from 0.76 to 0.87. The MSAS-SF subscales showed convergent validity with FACT subscales. Correlation coefficients were -0.74 (P < 0.001) for the PHYS and FACT-G physical well-being subscales, -0.68 (P < 0.001) for the PSYCH and FACT emotional well-being subscales, and -0.70 (P < 0.001) for GDI and FACT summary of quality-of-life subscales. The MSAS-SF subscales demonstrated convergent validity with performance status, inpatient status, and extent of disease. The test-retest correlation coefficients for the MSAS-SF subscales ranged from 0.86 to 0.94 at 1 day and from 0.40 to 0.84 for the 1 week group. CONCLUSIONS: The MSAS-SF is a valid and easy to use instrument for symptom assessment. IS - 5 JF - Cancer SN - 0008-543X EP - 1171 TI - The memorial symptom assessment scale short form (MSAS-SF). VL - 89 SP - 1162 KW - cancer KW - msas KW - msas-sf KW - symptoms AU - Chang, VT AU - Hwang, SS AU - Feuerman, M AU - Kasimis, BS AU - Thaler, HT PY - 2000/09/01/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10964347 ER -