Comparison of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL and the FACIT-Pal for assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced cancer

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 541-547

  Lien, Karen ^a   Zeng, Liang ^a   Nguyen, Janet ^a   Cramarossa, Gemma ^a   Culleton, Shaelyn ^a   Caissie, Amanda ^a   Lutz, Steve ^b   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; EORTC QLQ C15 PAL; FACIT Pal; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANOREXIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CORE 15 PALLIATIVE; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY PALLIATIVE CARE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 80053507434     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.64     Document Type: Review

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