Assessing whether EORTC QLQ-30 and FACT-G measure the same constructs of quality of life in patients with total laryngectomy.

Kamyar IravaniPeyman JafariAllahkaram AkhlaghiBijan Khademi

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2018)

This study revealed that neither of the two instruments can be replaced by the other in the assessment of HRQOL in Iranian patients with total laryngectomy. Accordingly, clinicians should exactly define their research questions related to patient-reported outcomes before choosing which instrument to use.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
palliative care
single cell
clinical evaluation