The objective of this article is to aid clinicians in understanding the current state of the
development and application of quality of life (QOL) instruments as outcome measures in …

Background A series of six manuscripts with an introduction appeared in the Mayo Clinic
Proceedings, based upon the collective effort of 30 individuals with an interest and expertise …

Quality of life (QOL) variables are increasingly included as end points in cancer therapy
trials, supplementing such traditional end points as survival time in evaluating the effects of …

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 …

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 …

There is a growing recognition in oncology of the importance of maintaining or improving
patients' quality of life (QOL) throughout the disease course. With this goal in mind, many …

Accurate assessment of the quality of life (QOL) of patients can provide important clinical
information to physicians, especially in the area of oncology. Changes in QOL are important …

The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in oncology clinical trials has come
of age. Most cooperative clinical trials groups as well as individual institutions have either …

AIM: To review reporting standard, presentation and interpretation for quality of life (QOL)
outcomes in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using the European Organisation for …

A large amount of quality of life (QoL) information has been and is being collected in the
oncology setting but it is unclear how such data influence decisions about the management …