Background To identify and describe the breast cancer–specific health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) instruments with evidence of validation in the breast cancer population for potential …

Mixed-method studies are becoming more frequently employed in palliative care research
and resonate with the complexity of the palliative care endeavour. Undertaking mixed …

Purpose To assess content validity and patient and provider prioritization of Patient-
Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) depression, anxiety …

Abstract Background The 'Worse-Stable-Better'(WSB) question was introduced to capture
patient-perceived change in University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) domains …

Background Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROM s) are used to assess the impact of
health care on a patient's health. Within the gynaecological oncology setting, multiple PROM …

Methods A pilot study was conducted to determine feasibility, usability and patient
perceptions of real-time data collection (daily symptoms, fortnightly quality of life, 3 monthly …

The burden of disease and treatment effects from gynecological cancer can cause
significant distress in women as they begin to live longer with a chronic disease. Even where …

Methods Data from 12,851 participants of the 2011 South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) were analyzed. COPD prevalence rates were age-adjusted to …

This mixed method study developed multiple question types to understand and measure
women's perceived benefit from adjuvant endocrine therapy. We hypothesis that patients do …

Background Patients with psoriasis are at risk of a co‐morbid diagnosis of depression and/or
anxiety. It is therefore essential for dermatologists to have valid and effective instruments that …