[Current developments in measuring quality of life with instruments of the European organisation for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC)].

Authors :: Singer S
Hofmeister D
Spiegel K
Boehm A
Source :: Laryngo- rhino- otologie [Laryngorhinootologie] 2011 Oct; Vol. 90 (10), pp. 591-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 20.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Since many years, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group develops and validates measures for the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients, using high standards of methodology. These questionnaires are meant to be used primarily in clinical trials.As treatment strategies are changing and because of some -methodological criticism, the head and neck module EORTC QLQ-H&N35 is currently being revised and updated.In this paper, we will present the current state of work and other recent developments regarding the EORTC Quality of Life questionnaire development.<br /> (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)

Subjects :: Activities of Daily Living classification
Activities of Daily Living psychology
Europe
Germany
Humans
Neoplasms psychology
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms psychology
Outcome Assessment, Health Care statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics statistics & numerical data
Reproducibility of Results
Software
Translating
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Neoplasms therapy
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms therapy
Quality of Life psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires

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