Objective Investigators within many disciplines are using measures of well-being, but it is not
always clear what they are measuring, or which instruments may best meet their objectives …

Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

Background Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be a turning point with negative
impacts on mental health, treatment and prognosis. This meta-analysis sought to determine …

Background Since sunitinib malate has shown activity in two uncontrolled studies in patients
with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma, a comparison of the drug with interferon alfa in a phase …

Recording of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) enables direct measurement of the
experiences of patients with cancer. In the past decade, the use of PROs has become a …

Objective: To develop psychometrically sound, culturally relevant, and linguistically
equivalent English and Spanish self-report measures of social health guided by a …

Purpose Spiritual care is an important part of healthcare, especially when facing the crisis of
advanced cancer. Do oncology inpatients receive spiritual care consistent with their needs …

Purpose Over half of young adult cancer survivors do not meet physical activity (PA)
guidelines. PA interventions can enhance health and quality of life among young adult …

Purpose To develop a social health measurement framework, to test items in diverse
populations and to develop item response theory (IRT) item banks. Methods A literature …

Background This review aims to assist cancer clinical researchers in choosing between the
two most widely used measures of cancer-specific health-related quality of life: the …