Assessment of change of quality of life in terminally ill patients under cancer pain management using the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) in a Korean sample

Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Park, Keon Uk ^a  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire; Pain management; Quality of life; Terminally ill patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PAIN; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 50849103652     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000143212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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