Open AccessExpanding Application of the Long-Term Quality of Life Instrument to the Population of Women Undergoing Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Kendra Kamp,
Megan Flanigan,
Kanjana Thana,
J Terpstra,
Gwen Wyatt,
Alla Sikorskii
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1538-9804
pISSN - 0162-220X
DOI - 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000768
Subject(s) - medicine , confirmatory factor analysis , breast cancer , cronbach's alpha , quality of life (healthcare) , psychosocial , cancer , clinical psychology , population , confidence interval , psychometrics , oncology , physical therapy , psychiatry , structural equation modeling , statistics , mathematics , nursing , environmental health
The Long-Term Quality of Life (LTQL) instrument was designed for female cancer survivors who have completed treatment and includes an existential spirituality subscale that is omitted in many other quality of life scales. Women with advanced breast cancer are now living longer, while also expressing greater spiritual concerns.