Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Health Screening Promotion Project: Staying Healthy

The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) will be administered to evaluate general domains of QOL. The FACT-G, now in its fourth revision, is one of the most widely used instruments to assess overall adjustment to cancer treatment and survivorship. It is a 27-item self-report questionnaire that takes less than 15 minutes to administer. The FACT-G assesses QOL in four domains of well-being: physical, social/family, emotional and functional well-being. Patients are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements such as "I have pain," "I feel ill," "I get emotional support from my family," "I get support from my friends," "I feel sad," "I feel nervous," "I am sleeping well," and "I am content with the quality of my life right now." The scale is validated for use in many settings with many age groups. We will calculate a composite score for general QOL as well as subscale scores for specific domains of QOL.

We will administer a cancer-specific FACT version, the FACT-B (breast cancer survivors). It addresses QOL issues that are common sequelae of that certain cancer.

Because all of our HL cancer survivors will be recruited within 12-months post-treatment completion for a primary tumor, we will follow ACS guidelines for follow-up care for one- to two-years post-treatment. We will assess via self-report whether the participant missed a scheduled follow-up appointment during the study period. A compliance categorical outcome measure (compliant vs. non-compliant) will be calculated for each participant. Compliance will be defined as attending all scheduled follow-up appointments specific to cancer treatment follow-up during the study period.