Development and validation of the NCC-BC-A scale to assess patient-reported outcomes for breast cancer patients in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The commonly used international patient-reported outcome scales for breast cancer were developed before the advent of multiple targeted therapies and immunotherapies, rendering them potentially insufficient for current clinical practices. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a specific patient-reported outcome scale tailored for breast cancer patients in China to optimize the management model for these patients.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, Wanfang, and CNKI databases to extract dimensions and items for a potential patient-reported outcome scale. The Delphi method was used to modify, add, subtract, and adjust the language of items until the experts reached a consensus on the first draft. This draft was further ref

SUBMITTER: Ma F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487329 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature