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A revision of the quality of life‐breast cancer survivors (QOL‐BCS) instrument
Author(s) -
Azuero Andres,
Su Xiaogang,
McNees Patrick,
Meneses Karen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21541
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , breast cancer , medicine , gerontology , cancer , nursing
The importance of quality of life (QOL) measurement among breast cancer survivors (BCS) is well‐recognized by researchers and clinicians. With data from 427 rural BCS, the authors used a combination of clinical expertise and statistical analysis to revise a 48‐item measure of QOL specific to BCS. The revised 15‐item measure showed adequate psychometric properties and provides the basis for a brief yet comprehensive multidimensional measure of QOL applicable to most BCS. Future work includes fine‐tuning the measurement model and examining its generalizability among non‐rural BCS. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 36: 423–434, 2013