Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 691-697 , November 2009

Validation of a Simplified Anorexia Questionnaire

  • Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Section of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, R35, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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  • Tugba Yavuzsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Jordanka Kirkova, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Section of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Matthew Karafa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Susan LeGrand, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Section of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Ruth Lagman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Section of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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    The Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Cancer Therapy (ACS-12).

    The Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Cancer Therapy (ACS-12).

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    The simplified anorexia questionnaire.

    The simplified anorexia questionnaire.

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    Agreement between the two questionnaires at a single point in time and over time.

    Agreement between the two questionnaires at a single point in time and over time.

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    Survival by Kaplan-Meier curves using appetite severity measured on the two questionnaires: a) survival by the simplified questionnaire, b) survival by the ACS-12.

    Survival by Kaplan-Meier curves using appetite severity measured on the two questionnaires: a) survival by the simplified questionnaire, b) survival by the ACS-12.

 The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine is a World Health Organization Demonstration Project in Palliative Medicine.

 Web site: www.clevelandclinic.org/palliative.

PII: S0885-3924(09)00730-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.03.012

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 691-697 , November 2009

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