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SUBMITTER: Mystakidou K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC368445 | biostudies-literature | 2004
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mystakidou Kyriaki K Tsilika Eleni E Kouloulias Vassilios V Parpa Efi E Katsouda Emmanuela E Kouvaris John J Vlahos Lambros L
Health and quality of life outcomes 20040212
<h4>Background</h4>This paper describes the development of a new quality of life instrument in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care.<h4>Methods</h4>The Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument incorporates six multi-item and one single-item scale. The questionnaire was completed at baseline and one-week after. The final sample consisted of 120 patients.<h4>Results</h4>The average time required to complete the questionnaire, in both time points, was approximately 8 minutes. All mu ...[more]