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European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Head and Neck Module, updated version: Preliminary psychometric data from Serbian laryngectomized patients
Author(s) -
Trivic Sanja Krejovic,
Trivic Aleksandar,
Singer Susanne,
Milovanovic Jovica,
Stankovic Predrag,
Mikic Anton,
Vukasinovic Milan,
Djordjevic Vladimir,
Jotic Ana,
Folic Miljan,
Stevanovic Dejan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.24127
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , cronbach's alpha , discriminant validity , serbian , head and neck cancer , construct validity , medicine , laryngectomy , physical therapy , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , psychology , psychometrics , cancer , internal consistency , surgery , larynx , linguistics , philosophy , physics , nursing , quantum mechanics
Background We provided preliminary psychometric data for the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire–Head and Neck Module, updated version (QLQ‐H&N43) from a group of Serbian laryngectomized patients. Methods The study included 170 subjects. The QLQ‐H&N43 is a 43‐item questionnaire, with 12 multi‐item scales and 7 single‐item symptom scales. All subjects also completed the Quality of Life Questionnaire‐Core 30‐questions (QLQ‐C30). Results Good internal consistency (Cronbach's α of above 0.7) was found for 5 of the 7 scales. All QLQ‐H&N43 scales correlated negatively as predicted with all QLQ‐C30 functioning scales. The correlations with the QLQ‐C30 symptoms supported discriminant validity, with only one exception: the head and neck social eating scale overlapped with the QLQ‐C30 pain scale. For 14 of 19 QLQ‐H&N43 scale scores, significant known‐group differences were observed between those who differ in type of laryngectomy, adjuvant therapy, or 5‐year survival. Conclusion Preliminary evidence suggests that a great majority of the QLQ‐H&N43 scales have acceptable internal consistency and promising construct validity, but more research studies are needed with other cancer groups to extend these findings. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38 : E916–E924, 2016