Development of computerised adaptive testing (CAT) for the EORTC QLQ-C30 dimensions - General approach and initial results for physical functioning

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1352-1358

  Petersen, Morten Aa ^a   Groenvold, Mogens ^a,b   Aaronson, Neil K ^c   Chie, Wei Chu ^d   Conroy, Thierry ^e   Costantini, Anna ^f   Fayers, Peter ^g,h   Helbostad, Jorunn ^h   Holzner, Bernhard ⁱ   Kaasa, Stein ^j   Singer, Susanne ^k   Velikova, Galina ^l   Young, Teresa ^m  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

ⁱ INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^j TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^m MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Computerised adaptive test; EORTC QLQ C30; Item banking; Item response theory; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ALGORITHM; COMPLICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77951939434     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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