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Evaluating the ability to detect change of health-related quality of life in children with Hodgkin disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20143448     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: We evaluated 4 different health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures prospectively to determine their ability to detect change over time: the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and Mark 3, the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core and Cancer Module, the EuroQol EQ-5D visual analogue scale (EuroQol), and the Lansky Play-Performance Scale. METHODS: Children with all stages of Hodgkin disease from 12 centers across Canada were asked to complete the 4 measures at 4 time points: 2 weeks after the first course of chemotherapy, on the third day of the second course of chemotherapy, during the third week of radiation, and 1 year after diagnosis. RESULTS: Fifty-one patients were enrolled in the study between May 1, 2002 and March 31, 2005. Two patients were excluded: 1 patient died shortly after the first time point and the other patient failed to complete any of the questionnaires. All measures showed a significant change between Time 1 and Time 4 (<0.05). When the change in child scores was analyzed between the time points using the child's self-reported change in HRQL, the PedsQL and the EuroQol showed significant change at all time points. CONCLUSIONS: All of the measures were able to detect change in a diverse group of children with Hodgkin disease. The PedsQL and the EuroQol appeared to be the most sensitive to change.
Authors:
Robert J Klaassen; Murray Krahn; Isabelle Gaboury; Joanna Hughes; Ronald Anderson; Paul Grundy; S Kaiser Ali; Lawrence Jardine; Oussama Abla; Mariana Silva; Dorothy Barnard; Mario Cappelli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer     Volume:  116     ISSN:  0008-543X     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-10     Completed Date:  2010-04-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374236     Medline TA:  Cancer     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1608-14     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L1. rklaassen@cheo.on.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Female
Health Status*
Hodgkin Disease / psychology*
Humans
Male
Psychometrics / methods*
Quality of Life*

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