Medline ® Abstract for Reference 31
of 'Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with a serious life-threatening illness'
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The quality of life of Brazilian patients in palliative care: validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 PAL (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL).
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Nunes NA
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Support Care Cancer. 2014 Jun;22(6):1595-600. Epub 2014 Jan 26.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to validate the Brazilian version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 PAL (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL) to be used in patients with cancer in palliative care.
METHODS:
One hundred four outpatients with advanced cancer were recruited in Hospital das Clinicas--University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
RESULTS:
The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that Cronbach-αis≥0.7 except for fatigue (α = 0.58). Convergent validity was shown by the correlation observed between the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL dimensions with the EORTC QLQ-C30, Brief Pain Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory. The EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL detected significant differences in the performance status, supporting known-group validity.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our data show that EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL is a brief, useful, and valid tool for assessing the quality of life of Brazilian patients in palliative care.
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University of Guarulhos-UnG, Guarulhos, SP, Brazil, natalia_abouhalanunes@hotmail.com.
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