A patient-reported outcome instrument to assess the impact of oropharyngeal mucositis on health-related quality of life: A longitudinal psychometric evaluation

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-398

  Cheng, Karis K F ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Liang, Raymond H S ^b   Tai, Josepha W M ^c   Yeung, Rebecca M W ^d   Thompson, David R ^e  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^d PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Measures; Oropharyngeal mucositis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OROPHARYNGEAL MUCOSITIS; OROPHARYNGEAL MUCOSITIS SPECIFIC HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSITIS; NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449333560     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0485-2     Document Type: Article

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