Journal article
Quality of life of pediatric oncology patients: Do patient-reported outcome instruments measure what matters to patients?
Abstract
PurposeThe assessment of quality of life (QOL) is key within pediatric oncology and requires a clearly defined construct of QOL. The purpose of our study was: (1) to conduct a qualitative study to inform the theoretical underpinnings of QOL and (2) to determine the appropriateness of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments to assess and evaluate QOL in pediatric cancer patients and survivors.MethodsThe study used an interpretative …
Authors
Anthony SJ; Selkirk E; Sung L; Klaassen RJ; Dix D; Klassen AF
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 273–281
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1007/s11136-016-1393-4
ISSN
0962-9343