作者: A Cull , S Howat , E Greimel , A.-C Waldenstrom , J Arraras
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00369-5
关键词: Disease 、 Abdominal symptoms 、 Physical therapy 、 Ovarian cancer 、 Cancer 、 Clinical trial 、 Gynecology 、 Chemotherapy 、 Medicine 、 Sexual functioning 、 Quality of life
摘要: A questionnaire was developed, according to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) published guidelines, supplement EORTC quality life questionnaire-core 30 (QLQ-C30) assess (QL) women with ovarian cancer treated in clinical trials. The provisional 28-item module, OV28, assesses abdominal symptoms; peripheral neuropathy; other chemotherapy side-effects; hormonal body image; attitude disease treatment; sexual functioning. first 24 items module (excluding functioning) were included a UK multicentre trial (SCOTROC). data used preliminary scaling analysis. Two problematic identified. When these as single along 'other side-effects' instrument showed excellent scale properties. Mean scores discriminated between patients pre- on chemotherapy. This is promising tool assessing QL cancer. international field study (Protocol 15982) more fully psychometric properties OV28 well underway.