Reprodutibilidade da versão em português do Brasil do European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire em conjunto com seu módulo específico para câncer de pulmão

摘要: OBJECTIVE: The assessment of the quality life in patients with lung cancer has become one main goals current clinical trials. To assess these patients, most widely used instrument is 30-item European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer Core Quality Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) conjunction its supplemental 13-item cancer-specific module (QLQ-LC13). objective this study was to reproducibility Brazilian Portuguese version questionnaires. METHODS: A prospective involving 30 stable outpatients who completed instruments on first day two weeks later. RESULTS: test-retest using intraclass correlation coefficient EORTC QLQ-C30 QLQ-LC13 ranged from 0.64 1.00 0.95, respectively. No correlations were found between domains parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that reproducible sample Brazil.