The quality of life of Brazilian patients in palliative care: validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 PAL (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL)
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to validate the Brazilian version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 PAL (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL) to be used in patients with cancer in palliative care.Methods One hundred four outpatients with advanced cancer were recruited in Hospital das Clinicas--University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.Results The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that Cronbach-α is ≥0.7 except for fatigue (α = 0.58). Convergent validity was shown by the correlation observed between the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL dimensions with the EORTC QLQ-C30, Brief Pain Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory. The EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL detected significant differences in the performance status, supporting known-group validity.Conclusions Our data show that EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL is a brief, useful, and valid tool for assessing the quality of life of Brazilian patients in palliative care.
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The EORTC QLQ-C15-Pal was validated for use in Brazil in 2013 with adequate psychometric properties.
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- Authors
- Nunes, N. A. H.
- Affiliations
- Guarulhos University (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Nunes, Natália Abou Hala
- Venue
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2014-01-26
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1595-1600
- ISSN
- 0941-4355 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-7339
- OpenAlex
- W2158808705
- Cited by
- 45
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- FWCI
- 4.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Supportive Care in Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Keywords
- EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL, quality of life, palliative care, advanced cancer, Brazilian Portuguese adaptation, psychometric validation, factor structure, convergent validity, known-groups validity, performance status, fatigue, Brazilian patients
- MeSH terms
- Brazil, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Outpatients, Palliative Care, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Cross-Over Studies
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