[Current developments in measuring quality of life with instruments of the European organisation for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC)]

S Singer; D Hofmeister; K Spiegel; A Boehm

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1286302

[Current developments in measuring quality of life with instruments of the European organisation for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC)]

Laryngorhinootologie. 2011 Oct;90(10):591-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1286302. Epub 2011 Oct 20.

[Article in German]

Authors

S Singer¹, D Hofmeister, K Spiegel, A Boehm

Affiliation

¹ Abteilung Gesundheitspsychologie und Angewandte Diagnostik, Wuppertal. [email protected]

PMID: 22016255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1286302

Abstract

Since many years, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group develops and validates measures for the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients, using high standards of methodology. These questionnaires are meant to be used primarily in clinical trials.As treatment strategies are changing and because of some -methodological criticism, the head and neck module EORTC QLQ-H&N35 is currently being revised and updated.In this paper, we will present the current state of work and other recent developments regarding the EORTC Quality of Life questionnaire development.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living / classification
Activities of Daily Living / psychology
Cross-Cultural Comparison*
Europe
Germany
Humans
Neoplasms / psychology
Neoplasms / therapy*
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / psychology
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / therapy*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life / psychology*
Reproducibility of Results
Software
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Translating