The cachexia assessment scale: development and psychometric properties.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a tool to identify patients with cancer who suffer from cachexia throughout all stages of the disease.


METHODS
Tool development study.


METHODS
Oncology day care, follow-up clinics, radiotherapy, and hospice home care.


METHODS
90 patients with cancer (25 men and 65 women).


METHODS
The Cachexia Assessment Scale (CAS) was created based on a thorough review of the literature and was tested for its psychometric properties.


METHODS
Presence of cachexia.


RESULTS
Measures of reliability were determined by inter-rater, test-retest, and internal consistency reliability. Measures of validity were content validity, criterion validity, sensitivity, and specificity.


CONCLUSIONS
The CAS possesses adequate levels of reliability and validity and can be used to evaluate cachexia at all stages of cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
The CAS can be used as an assessment tool for cachexia in various treatment settings.
Gabison
Rina
R
Oncology Palliative Care Unit, Clalit Health Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Gibbs
Maya
M
Uziely
Beatrice
B
Ganz
Freda Dekeyser
FD
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002100:Cachexia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires