Development and psychometric evaluation of item banks for memory and attention - supplements to the EORTC CAT Core instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer patients may experience a decrease in cognitive functioning before, during and after cancer treatment. So far, the Quality of Life Group of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLG) developed an item bank to assess self-reported memory and attention within a single, cognitive functioning scale (CF) using computerized adaptive testing (EORTC CAT Core CF item bank). However, the distinction between different cognitive functions might be important to assess the patients' functional status appropriately and to determine treatment impact. To allow for such assessment, the aim of this study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate separate item banks for memory and attention based on the EORTC CAT Core CF item bank.

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SUBMITTER: Rogge AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature