Using three legacy measures to develop a health-related quality of life tool for young adult survivors of childhood cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1437-1450

  Huang, I Chan ^a   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^b,c   Wen, Pey Shan ^a   Shenkman, Elizabeth A ^a   Revicki, Dennis A ^d   Krull, Kevin ^e   Li, Zhushan ^f   Shearer, Patricia D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^g University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Measurement; Quality of life; Rasch analysis; Young adult survivor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; SURVIVOR; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867074804     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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