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1316770

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Sixty-two patients with small cell lung cancer, 36-80 years of age, who were receiving chemotherapy during a maximum of one year, were consecutively included in a study of quality of life during treatment. An interim version (C-36) of the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) was applied for quality of life assessment prior to treatment and every third month during the treatment period. The assessments were related to clinical variables (performance status and tumour response), and compared with results from assessment with the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). The QLQ was sensitive to differences in clinical status and responded to clinical change over time. In general, the pattern of correlations with SIP lends support to the construct validity of the QLQ. However, some questions arose from the comparison with SIP: QLQ emotional functioning did not change in concordance with SIP, and assessment of social functioning was not optimal prior to treatment. The questionnaire was well accepted by the patients. The EORTC QLQ C-36 constitutes a promising step in the development of a feasible standard instrument for quality of life assessment in cancer clinical trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-186X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Quality of life during chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer. II. A longitudinal study of the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire and comparison with the Sickness Impact Profile.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Renströmska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't