Quality of Life in a Hospice: A Validation of the Croatian Version of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL.

Marin GolcicRenata Dobrila-DintinjanaGoran GolčićIra Pavlović-RužićAleksandra StevanovićLidija Gović-Golčić

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)

The EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL can be used successfully in Croatian palliative care. However, inevitable issues such as low retest percentage due to short survival and low physical functioning scores need to be acknowledged in further formulations of quality of life questionnaires specific to hospice care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
psychometric properties
physical activity
mental health
healthcare
free survival
chronic pain
pain management
clinical evaluation