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Over the last decade, clinicians have accepted that while survival and disease-free survival
are critical factors for cancer patients, overall quality-of-life is fundamental. This review …

Background Standardized instruments for measuring patients' activity limitations and
participation restrictions have been advocated for use by rehabilitation professionals for …

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement has emerged as an important health
outcome in clinical trials, clinical practice improvement strategies, and healthcare services …

Despite a number of potential benefits to both the clinician and the patient, patient‐based
measures of health have not been routinely or systematically used within routine practice by …

PURPOSE: This study investigated (1) the attitudes of cancer patients toward discussing
health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) issues;(2) the association between such attitudes and …

Background Patient‐reported outcomes measures (PROMs) assess a patient's subjective
appraisal of health outcomes from their own perspective. Despite hypothesised benefits that …

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 …

The purpose of this paper was to determine if providing patient specific Quality of Life (QL)
information to clinic staff before a clinic appointment improved patient care in a lung cancer …

Cella D, Nowinski C, Peterman A, Victorson D, Miller D, Lai JS, Moy C. The neurology
quality-of-life measurement initiative. OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and …