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Domains of quality of life freely expressed by cancer patients and their caregivers: contribution of the SEIQoL
- Source :
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, BioMed Central, 2017, 6, pp.383-383. ⟨10.1186/1471-2288-14-115⟩, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017, 6, pp.383-383. ⟨10.1186/1471-2288-14-115⟩, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, BioMed Central, 2017, 6, pp.383-383. 〈10.1186/1471-2288-14-115〉, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background The purposes of this study, performed on a large sample of cancer patient-caregiver dyads, were: i) to simultaneously investigate, using an individualized quality of life (QoL) measure (Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual QoL, SEIQoL), the QoL domains freely expressed by cancer patients and their caregivers, and ii) to explore overlapping between the SEIQoL assessment and QoL assessment using traditional instruments. Methods The study employed a cross-sectional design including cancer patients who were going to receive chemotherapy treatment and their caregivers. Quality of life was assessed using condition-specific questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and CarGOQoL), generic health-related questionnaire (SF-36), and open individualized measure (SEIQoL). Results The final sample included 205 patient-caregiver dyads. From the SEIQoL, Family, Health, and Leisures were the most freely expressed QoL domains by patients and caregivers, but reported with different weights. Love life and financial issues were less spontaneously mentioned. The SEIQoL index was moderately correlated to the condition-specific QoL questionnaires (R lower than |0.40|) and to SF-36 (correlation coefficients: R ranging from 0.17 to 0.31). Conclusion Individualized QoL measures allow individuals to spontaneously express important, non-predefined domains. This study highlights the need to explore QoL using a combination of individualized questionnaires and standardized questionnaires, capturing complementary facets that patients consider important in their life.
- Subjects :
- Male
Cross-sectional study
MEDLINE
[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology
psychology
lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
[SHS.PSY] Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology
03 medical and health sciences
[ SHS.PSY ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Neoplasms
Surveys and Questionnaires
Mental Composite Score
medicine
cancer
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patient
Quality of Life Research
Aged
business.industry
Global Health Status Scale
Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
health
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
humanities
3. Good health
Large sample
Cross-Sectional Studies
Caregivers
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Quality of Life
lcsh:R858-859.7
Female
business
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14777525
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8063d550a6b8c4beb25c7d7a5099d69d