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

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 68; no. 8; pp. 895 - 902
• Main Authors: Phillips, Rachel, Gandhi, Mihir, Cheung, Yin Bun, Findlay, Michael P., Win, Khin Maung, Hai, Hoang Hoa, Yang, Jin Mo, Lobo, Rolley Rey, Soo, Khee Chee, Chow, Pierce K.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abbreviations; Adult; Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Cancer; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - psychology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy; Clinical trials; Constipation; Diarrhea; EORTC QLQ-C30; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology; Fatigue; Female; Global health; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Insomnia; Internal Medicine; Liver Neoplasms - psychology; Liver Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Nausea; Pain; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Response shift; Scoring procedure; Sickness Impact Profile; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vomiting; Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma; Scoring procedure; Response shift; EORTC QLQ-C30; Cancer; Quality of life

To examine the performance of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) global health status/quality of life (QoL) scale and two summary scores to detect changes in the QoL profile over time, according to changes in the indiv...