Preliminary validation and reliability of the Short Form Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire in a lung cancer population

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Charalambous, A ^a,b   Molassiotis, A ^c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

breathlessness; Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire; lung cancer; quality of life; SF CRQ; validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84947982649     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12418     Document Type: Article

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