TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer
T2 - Update of the EORTC QLQ-H&N Module, Phase III
AU - Singer, Susanne
AU - Araújo, Cláudia
AU - Arraras, Juan Ignacio
AU - Baumann, Ingo
AU - Boehm, Andreas
AU - Brokstad Herlofson, Bente
AU - Castro Silva, Joaquim
AU - Chie, Wei Chu
AU - Fisher, Sheila
AU - Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando
AU - Hammerlid, Eva
AU - Irarrázaval, María Elisa
AU - Jensen Hjermstad, Marianne
AU - Jensen, Kenneth
AU - Kiyota, Naomi
AU - Licitra, Lisa
AU - Nicolatou-Galitis, Ourania
AU - Pinto, Monica
AU - Santos, Marcos
AU - Schmalz, Claudia
AU - Sherman, Allen C.
AU - Tomaszewska, Iwona M.
AU - Verdonck De Leeuw, Irma
AU - Yarom, Noam
AU - Zotti, Paola
AU - Hofmeister, Dirk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 37: 1358-1367, 2015 © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Background The objective of this study was to pilot test an updated version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N60). Methods Patients with head and neck cancer were asked to complete a list of 60 head and neck cancer-specific items comprising the updated EORTC head and neck module and the core questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30. Debriefing interviews were conducted to identify any irrelevant items and confusing or upsetting wording. Results Interviews were performed with 330 patients from 17 countries, representing different head and neck cancer sites and treatments. Forty-one of the 60 items were retained according to the predefined EORTC criteria for module development, for another 2 items the wording was refined, and 17 items were removed. Conclusion The preliminary EORTC QLQ-H&N43 can now be used in academic research. Psychometrics will be tested in a larger field study.
AB - Background The objective of this study was to pilot test an updated version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N60). Methods Patients with head and neck cancer were asked to complete a list of 60 head and neck cancer-specific items comprising the updated EORTC head and neck module and the core questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30. Debriefing interviews were conducted to identify any irrelevant items and confusing or upsetting wording. Results Interviews were performed with 330 patients from 17 countries, representing different head and neck cancer sites and treatments. Forty-one of the 60 items were retained according to the predefined EORTC criteria for module development, for another 2 items the wording was refined, and 17 items were removed. Conclusion The preliminary EORTC QLQ-H&N43 can now be used in academic research. Psychometrics will be tested in a larger field study.
KW - chemoradiation
KW - head and neck neoplasms
KW - larynx
KW - multimodal therapies
KW - oral cavity
KW - pharynx
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1002/hed.23762
DO - 10.1002/hed.23762
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C2 - 24832623
AN - SCOPUS:84938983051
SN - 1043-3074
VL - 37
SP - 1358
EP - 1367
JO - Head and Neck
JF - Head and Neck
IS - 9
ER -
