The expanded prostate cancer index composite short form (EPIC-26) for measuring health-related quality of life: content analysis of patients' spontaneous comments written in survey margins.

Anna-Maija Talvitie Hanna Ojala Teuvo L J Tammela Ilkka Pietilä

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)

Patients are mainly willing to report their symptoms, but a lack of suitable answer options causes missing data and differing answering strategies in the sexual and urinary domains of EPIC-26, weakening the quality of the response data received.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
electronic health record
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
big data
prognostic factors
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
radical prostatectomy
quality improvement
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes