Validation of the French Version of the Colorectal-Specific Quality-of-life Questionnaires EORTC QLQ-CR38 and FACT-C

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 437 - 445
• Main Authors: Rotonda, Christine, Conroy, T., Mercier, M., Bonnetain, F., Uwer, L., Miny, J., Montcuquet, P., Léonard, I., Adenis, A., Breysacher, G., Guillemin, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.04.2008; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Aged; Body image; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms - drug therapy; Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology; Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Female; France; Health Surveys; Humans; Instrument Development and Evaluation; Life Sciences; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Psychological Tests; Psychometrics; Public Health; Quality of Life; Quality of Life - psychology; Quality of Life Research; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Sexual dysfunction; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptoms; Weight loss; Wellbeing; France; Validation; FACT-C; EORTC QLQ-CR38; Colorectal cancer; Quality of life

Background The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the French version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment (EORTC) quality-of-life colorectal questionnaire (QLQ-CR38) and the functional assessment of cancer therapy-colorectal version 4 (FACT-C). Method Thi...