Summary scores captured changes in subjects' QoL as measured by the multiple scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 895-902

  Phillips, Rachel ^a,b   Gandhi, Mihir ^a,b,c   Cheung, Yin Bun ^a   Findlay, Michael P ^d   Win, Khin Maung ^e   Hai, Hoang Hoa ^f   Yang, Jin Mo ^g   Lobo, Rolley Rey ^h   Soo, Khee Chee ^b,i   Chow, Pierce K H ^b,i,j  

^a SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e Yangon GI and Liver Centre   (Myanmar)

^f CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^g The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Davao Doctor's Hospital   (Philippines)

ⁱ DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^j SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma; Cancer; EORTC QLQ C30; Quality of life; Response shift; Scoring procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CORE 30; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HINZ SUMMARY SCORE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORDIN SUMMARY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 84933180142     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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