Content validation of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL with advanced cancer patients and health care professionals from palliative care services in Chile.

Leslye Rojas-Concha Maiken Bang Bang Hansen Morten Aagaard Petersen Mogens Grønvold

Published in: BMC palliative care (2020)

The EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL showed good content validity in the assessment of symptoms and QOL of advanced cancer patients; therefore, we recommend the use of this questionnaire in palliative care in Chile. Dyspnea and constipation items were revised by the EORTC group. More research is needed to add a social dimension for a comprehensive assessment of patients' QOL.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
advanced cancer
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
cross sectional
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
health information
social media