Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
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We compared Japanese versions of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL and QLQ-C30 to assess the utility of the former survey for terminal-phase cancer patients. ⋯ We examined the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the QLQ-C15-PAL. We found an 87% or higher chance that the QLQ-C15-PAL could explain the original QLQ-C30 score. Therefore, QLQ-C15-PAL appears to be useful for assessing the QOL of terminal-phase cancer patients.
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The objective of this qualitative study was to develop the items and support the content validity of the PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). ⋯ Qualitative methods involving pediatric patients and parents in the item development process support the content validity for the PedsQL™ SCD Module. The PedsQL™ SCD Module is now undergoing national multisite field testing for the psychometric validation phase of instrument development.