Development and validation of a simplified chinese version of EORTC QLQ-CR38 to measure the quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer

Oncology (Switzerland)

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 201-209

  Kong, Danli ^a   Yang, Zheng ^a   Wang, Yajing ^b   Meng, Qiong ^c   Tang, Xueliang ^d   Cun, Yingli ^d   Wan, Chonghua ^b  

^a School of Public Health   (China)

^b GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Yunnan Tumor Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; FACT C; Multi trait scaling analysis; Psychometric properties; QLICP CR; QLQ CR38; Quality of life; Standardized response mean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHEMOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEFECATION DISORDER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QLQ CR38 QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATING;

EID: 84864793152     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341345     Document Type: Article

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