Development of a European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire module to be used in quality of life assessments in head and neck cancer patients. EORTC Quality of Life Study Group
Författare
Summary, in English
A head and neck cancer specific questionnaire module designed to be used in quality of life assessments before, during, and after radiotherapy and surgery, with or without combinations with chemotherapy has been developed in accordance with guidelines given by the EORTC Quality of Life Study Group. Relevant issues were generated by means of literature search, and interviews with specialists and patients. Pre-testing of a preliminary questionnaire module was performed in patients from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom and French-speaking Belgium. The resulting head and neck cancer module, the EORTC QLQ-H&N37, includes 37 items concerning disease and treatment related symptoms, social function and sexuality. By using a combination of the general EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-H&N37, health-related quality of life measurements may be compared between studies in different cancer populations, and still be sensitive to changes in the target population.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
1994
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
879-885
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Acta Oncologica
Volym
33
Issue
8
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Cancer and Oncology
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Laryngoesophagology, Allergy and Life Quality
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1651-226X