[Current developments in measuring quality of life with instruments of the European organisation for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC)]

Laryngorhinootologie. 2011 Oct;90(10):591-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1286302. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Since many years, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group develops and validates measures for the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients, using high standards of methodology. These questionnaires are meant to be used primarily in clinical trials.As treatment strategies are changing and because of some -methodological criticism, the head and neck module EORTC QLQ-H&N35 is currently being revised and updated.In this paper, we will present the current state of work and other recent developments regarding the EORTC Quality of Life questionnaire development.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / classification
  • Activities of Daily Living / psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / psychology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / psychology
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Software
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Translating