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ArticleResearch in nursing & health2013

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

Andres Azuero, Xiaogang Su, Patrick McNees, Karen Meneses

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Article in Research in nursing & health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andres AzueroDepartment of Community Health Outcomes and Systems, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NB1019G 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA.
Xiaogang Su
Patrick McNees
Karen Meneses

Funding

Rural Breast Cancer Survivors InterventionR01CA120638 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI MENESES, KAREN M · 2007 to 2012
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA120638NCI NIH HHS R01 CA120638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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Surveys and QuestionnairesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFloridaHumansMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality of LifeRural PopulationSurvivorsbreast cancerbreast cancer survivorsinstrument developmentpsychometric analysisquality of life

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PMID23512217
PMCPMC3796941

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