Reliability and validity of a survey to measure bowel function and quality of life in long-term rectal cancer survivors

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2831-2840

  Wendel, Christopher S ^a,f   Grant, Marcia ^b   Herrinton, Lisa ^c   Temple, Larissa K F ^d   Hornbrook, Mark C ^e   McMullen, Carmit K ^e   Bulkley, Joanna E ^e   Altschuler, Andrea ^c   Krouse, Robert S ^a,f  

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

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Bowel function; Ostomy; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Rectal cancer; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM TUMOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOMA; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84930817692     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0724-6     Document Type: Article

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