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Breast Cancer
Comparison of two quality-of-life questionnaires reveals distinct functions of each
November 3rd, 2005
Comparison of two quality-of-life questionnaires reveals distinct functions of each and that neither can be replaced by the other. "A variety of health status questionnaires have been used in physical rehabilitation studies involving women with breast cancer, but the usefulness of these questionnaires as measures of physical, mental, and social well-being has not been firmly established in this population." Investigators in the United States conducted a study "to assess the convergent and discriminative properties of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey and the Functional Living Index-Cancer (FLIC). Both questionnaires were administered concurrently to 110...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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