The CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life questionnaire (CarGOQoL): Development and validation of an instrument to measure the quality of life of the caregivers of patients with cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 904-911

  Minaya, Patricia ^a,b   Baumstarck, Karine ^a,b   Berbis, Julie ^a,b   Goncalves, Anthony ^c   Barlesi, Fabrice ^d   Michel, Gérard ^b,e   Salas, Sébastien ^e   Chinot, Olivier ^e   Grob, Jean Jacques ^f   Seitz, Jean Franois ^e   Bladou, Franck ^a,b   Clement, Audrey ^a,b   Mancini, Julien ^b   Simeoni, Marie Claude ^a,b   Auquier, Pascal ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Questionnaire design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER ONCOLOGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859107002     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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