Bryan Matthews|John S. Rhee|Marcy Neuburg|Mary Burzynski|Ann B. Nattinger
Development of the Facial Skin Care Index: A Health-Related Outcomes Index for Skin Cancer Patients
Lutheran Hospital|Medical College of Wisconsin|Froedtert Hospital
existing healthrelated qualityoflife hrqol tools appear capture patients specific skin cancer concernsto describe conceptual foundation item generation reduction process reliability testing facial skin cancer index fsci hrqol outcomes tool skin cancer researchers cliniciansparticipants phases iii consisted adult patients n134 diagnosed biopsyproven nonmelanoma cervicofacial skin cancer data collected via selfreport surveys clinical recordsseventyone distinct items generated phase rated importance independent sample phase ii 36 items representing six theoretical hrqol domains retained testretest results indicated four subscales showed adequate reliability coefficients alpha060 091 twentysix items remained testretest ii results indicated excellent internal consistency emotional social appearance modified financialwork subscales range 079 095 testretest correlation coefficients consistent across time range 081 097 lifestyle omittedpretesting afforded opportunity select items optimally met priori conceptual psychometric criteria high data quality phase iv testing validity sensitivity surgery 4 months mohs micrographic surgery 20item fsci way