Journal article
Self‐reported comprehensive health status of adult brain tumor patients using the Health Utilities Index
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The comprehensive health status of adult survivors of brain tumors is largely unexplored.
METHODS: Using a multiattribute approach embodied in a 15-item self-assessment questionnaire, the overall burden of morbidity was measured in 50 brain tumor patients who were attending a neurooncology outpatient clinic. The comprehensive health status was accorded utility scores, and comparisons were made with health status measurements of the …
Authors
Whitton AC; Rhydderch H; Furlong W; Feeny D; Barr RD
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 258–265
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 15, 1997
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970715)80:2<258::aid-cncr14>3.0.co;2-t
ISSN
1097-0142