Quality of life (QoL) research provides patients and health-care providers with vital
information about the impact that disease and its treatment has on physical, functional …

Improving quality of life (QOL) in oncology patients is an important therapeutic goal, and
most treatment decisions are heavily influenced by their effect on QOL. Although measuring …

Objectives To assess the ability of partners and clinicians to make proxy judgements on
behalf of patients with prostate cancer relating to selection of life priorities and quality of life …

This article provides an introduction to the concepts of quality of life (QOL) research,
including the documented uses and benefits of patientreported outcomes. Health-related …

ContextThere has been increasing interest in the use of health-related quality-of-life (HRQL)
assessments in daily clinical practice, yet few empirical studies have been conducted to …

INTRODUCTION AND AIM: In a randomised trial investigating the effects of regular use of
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in oncology practice, we previously reported an …

CONTEXT: Proxy ratings, if valid, may provide an alternative approach to evaluating patient
quality of life (QoL) at the end of life. OBJECTIVES: To examine agreement between …

Two widely used quality of life questionnaires European Organization for Research and
Treatment of Cancer Core (EORTC QLQ-C30), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy …

purpose: Improving or maintaining the quality of life for persons with cancer is a major goal
of end‐of‐life care; however, to measure quality‐of‐life outcomes, a valid and reliable …

Further development of existing measures of health‐related quality of life (QL) is indicated.
The present study examined the factor structure of the Rotterdam symptom checklist (RSCL) …