Table 5 A summary of validation studies of quality of life instruments in breast cancer patients (1974–2007)
Author(s) [Ref.] | Year | Instrument | Main focus |
|---|---|---|---|
Levine et al. [38] | 1988 | The Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire (BCQ) | Development an outcome measure in clinical trials of adjuvant chemotherapy |
Ciampi et al. [39] | 1988 | A 27 item Linear Analog Self Assessment | Factor analysis indicating disease and treatment-related, physical, emotional and social health summary scores |
Tamburini et al. [40] | 1991 | Two simple index | To assess the impact of therapy on QOL in patients receiving chemotherapy for operable breast cancer |
Osoba et al. [41] | 1994 | The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) | Evaluation of psychometric properties and responsiveness |
Carlsson and Hamrin [42] | 1996 | The Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ-32) | Development a tool to measure life satisfaction in breast cancer patients |
Sprangers et al. [43] | 1996 | The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-BR23) | Development of a breast cancer specific QOL measure |
Brady et al. [44] | 1997 | The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Breast Cancer Specific Questionnaire (FACT-B) | Development of a breast cancer specific QOL measure |
de Haes and Olschewski [45] | 1998 | The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSC) | Cross cultural validation |
McLachlan et al. [46] | 1998 | The EORTC QLQ-C30 | Validation as a measure of psychological function |
Fallowfiled et al [47] | 1999 | An endocrine symptom subscale for the FACT-B (FACT-B plus ES) | Validation in women undergoing hormonal therapy for breast cancer |
Montazeri et al. [48] | 2000 | The EORTC QLQ-BR23 | Validation of the Iranian version |
Mihailova et al. [49] | 2001 | The EORTC QLQ-C30 and the QLQ-BR23 | Validation of the Bulgarian version |
Coster et al. [50] | 2001 | The Impact of Arm Morbidity (FACT-B+4) | Development a QOL scale to assess the impact of arm morbidity post-operatively |
Carpenter [51] | 2001 | The Hot Flash Related Daily Interference Scale | Development of a tool for measuring the impact of hot flashes on QOL |
Pandey et al. [52] | 2002 | The FACT Breast Cancer Specific Questionnaire (FACT-B) | Validation of the Malayalam version |
Chie et al. [53] | 2003 | The EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-BR23 | Validation of the Taiwan Chinese version |
Lee et al. [54] | 2004 | The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) | Validation of the Korean version |
Yun et al. [55] | 2004 | The EORTC QLQ-BR23 | Cross-cultural application in Korea |
Parmar et al. [56] | 2005 | The EORTC QLQ-C30 | Validation of the Indian version |
Avis and Foley [57] | 2006 | The Quality of life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) | Evaluation in long term breast cancer survivors |
Wan et al. [58] | 2007 | The FACT-B | Validation of the simplified Chinese version |
Wan et al. [59] | 2007 | The EORTC QLQ-BR53 | Psychometric properties of the simplified Chinese version |