Measuring the quality of life in men with prostate cancer

Men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) choose treatments based on known side effects that impact health-related quality of life (HRQL). This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA-PCI) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2).

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Published inUrologic nursing Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 177 - 184
Main Authors Hooper, Gwen, Gerber, Eric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.07.2014
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Cancer patients
Cancer therapies
Clinical medicine
Clinical trials
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health aspects
Health surveys
Health Surveys - methods
Health Surveys - standards
Humans
Male
Measurement
Mental health
Methods
Middle Aged
Nursing
Patients
Perceptions
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Psychological aspects
Psychological tests
Psychometrics - methods
Psychometrics - standards
Quality of Life
Quantitative psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Social aspects
Surgeons
Surveys
Validity
Los Angeles California
United States > US
California
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Summary:Men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) choose treatments based on known side effects that impact health-related quality of life (HRQL). This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA-PCI) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2).
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ISSN:1053-816X
2168-4626
DOI:10.7257/1053-816x.2014.34.4.177