Relation between severe illness and non-completion of quality-of-life questionnaires by patients with rectal cancer
AUTOR(ES)
Kopp, Ina
FONTE
The Royal Society of Medicine
RESUMO
Quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome measure in clinical studies, but interpretation is hindered by incompleteness of data. We addressed this issue in a population-based cohort study of 146 patients with newly diagnosed rectal cancer. QoL was assessed by means of European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaires at discharge from hospital after primary treatment and then every 3 months for 2 years. In parallel, objective clinical data were documented. Analyses were conducted in three steps: participants versus non-participants with QoL-assessment; poor compliers who filled in only one or two questionnaires (n=20) versus good compliers who filled in all or nearly all questionnaires (n=18); and the proportion of missing forms and critical (very poor) QoL scores in risk patients versus non-risk patients over the course of 2 years.
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