Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the Turkish Version of the "Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC)" in Prostate Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) is a symptom scale that measures health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. This scale is translated into different languages and used in daily practice. This study aimed to translate the EPIC scale into Turkish and provide Turkish validation by conducting validity and reliability analyses.

Methods

Patients with biopsy-proven PCa who received definitive or postoperative radiotherapy (RT) at our department were included. All participants were evaluated using the Turkish EPIC, The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ) C30, and EORTC-QLQ PR25 questionnaires at five different time points. First, the original English version of

SUBMITTER: Tilki B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000712 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature