کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2126370 1547292 2006 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The development of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL: A shortened questionnaire for cancer patients in palliative care
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The development of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL: A shortened questionnaire for cancer patients in palliative care
چکیده انگلیسی

This study aimed at developing a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30, one of the most widely used health-related quality of life questionnaires in oncology, for palliative care research. The study included interviews with 41 patients and 66 health care professionals in palliative care to determine the appropriateness, relevance and importance of the various domains of the QLQ-C30. Item response theory methods were used to shorten scales. Patients and health care professionals rated pain, physical function, emotional function, fatigue, global health status/quality of life, nausea/vomiting, appetite, dyspnoea, constipation, and sleep as most important. Therefore, these scales/items were retained in the questionnaire. Four scales were shortened without reducing measurement precision. Important dimensions not covered by the questionnaire were identified. The resulting 15-item EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL is a ‘core questionnaire’ for palliative care. Depending on the research questions, it may be supplemented by additional items, modules or questionnaires.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Cancer - Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 55–64
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