Validity and Reliability of the US National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To integrate the patient perspective into adverse event reporting, the National Cancer Institute developed a patient-reported outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).

Objective

To assess the construct validity, test-retest reliability, and responsiveness of PRO-CTCAE items.

Design, setting, and participants

A total of 975 adults with cancer undergoing outpatient chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy enrolled in this questionnaire-based study between January 2011 and February 2012. Eligible participants could read English and had no clinically significant cognitive impairment. They completed PRO-CTCAE items on tablet computers in clinic waiting rooms at 9 US cancer centers and community oncology practices at 2 visit

SUBMITTER: Dueck AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4857599 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature