Health Qual Life Out
-
Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2004
Randomized Controlled TrialSelf-administration and interviewer-administration of the German Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire: instrument development and assessment of validity and reliability in two randomised studies.
Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is important in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite the high prevalence of COPD in Germany, Switzerland and Austria there is no validated disease-specific instrument available. The objective of this study was to translate the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ), one of the most widely used respiratory HRQL questionnaires, into German, develop an interviewer- and self-administered version including both standardised and individualised dyspnoea questions, and validate these versions in two randomised studies. ⋯ Investigators in German-speaking countries can choose between valid and reliable self-and interviewer-administered CRQ formats.
-
Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2004
Comparative StudyRelationship between three palliative care outcome scales.
Various scales have been used to assess palliative outcomes. But measurement can still be problematic and core components of measures have not been identified. This study aimed to determine the relationships between, and factorial structure of, three widely used scales among advanced cancer patients. ⋯ We identified three factors which are important outcomes and would be simple to measure in clinical practice and research.
-
Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2004
The "Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI)" in terminal cancer patients.
This paper describes the development of a new quality of life instrument in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care. ⋯ The PQLI is a reliable and valid measure for the assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced stage cancer.