English copyright 1994 eortc quality of life group eortc qlq bn20 patients sometimes report that they have the following symptoms. These questionnaires were translated into two vernacular languages and pilot test was done on 15 patients. Eortc qlqoes 18 module strategy for assessment of quality of. Objective to evaluate the reliability and validity of a new, diseasespecific qualityoflife measure for patients with head and neck cancer. The european organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life core questionnaire is, overall, a valid instrument to assess the healthrelated quality of life in. Eortc qlq pan26 questionnaire into lithuanian and to test its reliability by estimating the internal consistency of the questionnaire. Pdf the eort qlqcr38 questionnaire to evaluate the.
It comprises 30 questions grouped into the 5 functional scales. The aims of this study were to obtain insight into a the languages in which the h. Results for eortc qlq c 30 1 10 of 170 sorted by relevance date click export csv or ris to download the entire page or use the checkboxes to select a subset of records to download export csv export ris 10 per page 50 per page 100 per page 250 per page. Meansd will be reported for resilience and qol scores. Validation of the korean version of the european organization. Measuring quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer. European organisation for research and treatment of cancer. Pdf performance of the eortc questionnaire for the. Publications home of jama and the specialty journals of the. Dec 17, 2012 the european organisation for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire core 30 eortc qlq c30 is the instrument most frequently used to measure quality of life in cancer patients, whereas the eq5d is widely used to measure and evaluate general health status. Patients experience of recurrentmetastatic head and neck. Eortc qlq c30 scoring manual the eortc qlq c30 introduction the eortc quality of life questionnaire qlq is an integrated system for assessing the healthrelated quality of life qol of cancer patients participating in international clinical trials. Please answer all of the questions yourself by circling the number that best applies to you. Despite the large amount of data available about the eortc qlq c30 questionnaire, there have been very few studies focussed on longsurvival cancer patients, and no data are available on its performance in the italian setting.
By adding specific modules into qlq c30, eortc developed several cancerspecific questionnaires, such as the qlq c30 and qlq br23 for breast cancer and qlq c30 and qlq lc for lung cancer. The forward and back translation procedure was performed from november 2002 to october 2003 following the eortc guidelines given in the literature. Eortc quality of life website eortc quality of life. The items covered in qlqc30 questionnaire are focused on evaluating general health, physical, emotional and social aspects.
We can say that the portuguese version of the qlq c30 has good metric properties, and measures the same constructs, the same way, as the versions from other languages and cultures, and it is appropriate to be applied to people with cancer disease. Using the eortc qlqc30 in clinical practice for patient. Have you had trouble eating in front of your family. Eortc qlq c30 version 3 we are interested in some things about you and your health. The latest version of the eortc qlq c30 has been translated into several languages and validated.
Translation, validation of the eortc esophageal cancer. Although the eortc qlq c30 has been mapped to eq5d utilities, those studies were limited to patients with a. A 12 country field study of the eortc qlqc30 version 3. It consists of 30 items, 24 of which aggregate into nine multi item scales representing various aspects of qol i. Mapping eortc qlqc30 onto eq5d for the assessment of cancer. Since its publication in 1994, major clinical advances have been made. The final scores of quality of life parameters eortc qlq c30 and oes18 were summarized as median and range. The use of patientreported outcome pro measures in clinical practice for individual patient management involves having a patient complete a questionnaire about hisher functioning and wellbeing and providing that patients scores to hisher clinician to inform care and management 12. Eortc qlq c30 reference values this manual presents reference data for the qlq c30 based upon data provided by eortc. Validating and improving the reliability of the eortc. It consists of 24 questions 4likert scale including three multiitem scales on symptom experience, body image, and sexualvaginal functioning and six singleitem scales covering statements on lymphedema, peripheral neuropathy, menopausal symptoms, sexual worry, sexual activity, and sexual enjoyment.
Update of the eortc qlqlc quality of life questionnaire. The european organization for research and treatment of cancer breast cancerspecific qualityoflife questionnaire module. The eortc quality of life questionnairehead and neck 35 in. Please answer by circling the number that best applies to you. It develops, conducts, coordinates and stimulates highquality translational and clinical trial research to improve the. N35 is regularly administered to patients with hnscc, there is a paucity of studies reassessing the conceptual relevance of this patientreported outcome pro measure from a patient perspective. Please indicate the extent to which you have experienced these symptoms or problems during the past week. Validating and improving the reliability of the eortc qlqc30. Fayers pm, aaronson nk, bjordal k, groenvold m, curran d, bottomley a. Minimal clinically important differences in the eortc qlq. Pdf quality of life in head and neck cancer patients.
Pdf performance of the eortc questionnaire for the assessment. Analysis of healthrelated quality of life in oncology. Eortc quality of life group, draft scoring procedure for the eortc pan26. The questionnaires were given to 50 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients under active treatment and 50 under followup at our institution from november 2000 to june 2001. Translation and validation of the eortc qlqpan26 quality of. May 29, 2017 input data matrix or data frame with items of the eortc qlq sto22 in columns. Eortc qlqbr23 eortc quality of life questionnaire breast. We are interested in some things about you and your health. Aug 27, 20 the european organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life brain cancer module has been translated into korean, but to date, its reliability and validity have been evaluated in a pilot study alone. Sep 15, 2011 the european organisation for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire lung cancer eortc qlq lc is considered as a standard instrument to assess the quality of life ql of lung cancer patients. Psychometric validation of the eortc qlqpan26 pancreatic. Validation of the simplified chinese version of eortc qlqc30.
Free open source redcap software to track eortc qlq30 and h. An international prospective study establishing minimal clinically important differences in the eortc qlqbm22 and qlqc30 in cancer patients with bone metastases. Assessment of quality of life of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This study tests the reliability and validity of the european organization for research and treatment of cancer eortc head and neck cancer module. The eortc qlq oes18, which was designed as a supplement to the eortc qlq c30 for use in esophageal cancer clinical trials and related studies, originated from the longer, 24question version of the eortc qlq oes24. Backgroundthis study aims to validate and evaluate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the italian version of the european organization for research and treatment of cancer eortc quality of life questionnairecore 30 qlq c30, which is a measure of quality of life qol for lung cancer patients after surgery. The core questionnaire, the qlq c30, is the product of more than a decade of collaborative.
Methodsa total of 167 lung cancer patients completed the. C cebuano chinese cantonese hong kong chinese mandarin china chinese mandarin malaysia. Performance of the eortc questionnaire for the assessment. The european organisation for research and treatment of cancer eortc is a unique paneuropean nonprofit clinical cancer research organisation established in 1962 operating as an international association under belgium law. The information that you provide will remain strictly confidential.
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