Open AccessValidation of the euroqol five-dimensions - three-level quality of life instrument in a classical Indian language (Odia) and its use to assess quality of life and health status of cancer patients in Eastern India
Author(s) -
Swagata Tripathy,
Upendra Hansda,
Newfight Seth,
Satyajit Rath,
P. Rama Rao,
TS Mishra,
Subba Sh,
Rekha Das,
Smrutiranjan Nayak,
Nilamadhab Kar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.164896
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , discriminant validity , construct validity , anxiety , visual analogue scale , convergent validity , reliability (semiconductor) , cancer , concurrent validity , population , clinical psychology , criterion validity , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychometrics , internal consistency , nursing , environmental health , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The EuroQol five-dimensions - 3-level (EQ5D) is a versatile quality of life (QOL) instrument with five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) and a visual analog scale. It can be used to calculate quality-adjusted life years. We aimed to evaluate the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of an Odia version of EQ5D and to study the QOL of cancer patients in our part of the country as cancer treatment in India still focuses largely on longevity due to scarcity of resources.