What issues matter most to people with multiple myeloma and how well are we measuring them? A systematic review of quality of life tools

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 437-457

  Osborne, Thomas R ^a   Ramsenthaler, Christina ^a   Siegert, Richard J ^b   Edmonds, Polly M ^c   Schey, Stephen A ^c   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple myeloma; Outcome assessment; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Review

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTENT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY LIFE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT CANCER THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIBIDO; LIFE INGREDIENT PROFILE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; REVIEW; SCHEDULE FOR EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 12; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869884767     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12012     Document Type: Review

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