Quality of life measurement in breast cancer patients: Reliability of an ePRO tool using EORTC QLQ-C30
Introduction: The importance of patient reported outcomes (PRO) such as “health related quality of life” (HRQoL) increases. Especially in the field of breast cancer, the most common type of cancer in women, it is very important to focus on patient's quality of life, both in adjuvant and palliative setting. Due to evolving digitalization in medicine, new possibilitie s such as electronic measurement via tablet or computer arise. However, before changing to a new mode of administration from pen and paper to an electronic, equivalence across those two different modes of administration has to be guaranteed.
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Lucia Keilmann, Lina Matthies, Elisabeth Simoes, Andreas D. Hartkopf, Alexander N. Sokolov, Christina B. Walter, Nina Sickenberger, Stephanie Wallwiener, Manuel Feisst, Paul Gass, Peter A. Fasching, Michael P. Lux, Diethelm Wallwiener, Florin-Andrei Taran Tags: Session 30 – Oncology: Breast Source Type: research
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