EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL quality of life score as a prognostic indicator of survival in patients with far advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1941-1948

  Lee, Yong Joo ^a   Suh, Sang Yeon ^b,c   Choi, Youn Seon ^d   Shim, Jae Yong ^e   Seo, Ah Ram ^b   Choi, Sung Eun ^b   Ahn, Hong Yup ^b   Yim, Eunji ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C15 PAL; Palliative care; Performance status; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EASTERN COOPERATIVE ONCOLOGY GROUP; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QLQ C15 PAL QUEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MD ANDERSON SYMPTOM INVENTORY KOREAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PALLIATIVE PERFORMANCE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84902367755     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2173-8     Document Type: Article

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