Quality of life in cancer patients in South Asia: psychometric properties of the Sinhala version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in cancer patients with heterogeneous diagnoses
β Scribed by Harindra Jayasekara; Lalini C. Rajapaksa; Neil K. Aaronson
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
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## Abstract ## Background. The aim of this study was to test the validity of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Core Module (QLQβC30) and Head and Neck Module (QLQβH&N35) for patients who have undergone surgery due to laryngeal cancer. ##
In 1986, the European Organization for Research and Treatment (EORTC) initiated a research program to develop an integrated, modular approach for evaluating the quality of life of patients participating in international clinical trials. The questionnaire was designed to measure cancer patients' phys