A revision of the quality of life‐breast cancer survivors (QOL‐BCS) instrument

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