Validation of the German patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE™).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrating the patient's perspective has become an increasingly important component of adverse event reporting. The National Cancer Institute has developed a Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE™). This instrument has been translated into German and linguistically validated; however, its quantitative measurement properties have not been evaluated.

Patients and methods

A German language survey that included 31 PRO-CTCAE items, as well as the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ), was distributed at 10 cancer treatment settings in Germany and Austria. Item quality was assessed by analysis of acceptability and comprehensibility. Reliability was evaluated by using Cronbach's' alph

SUBMITTER: Hagelstein V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6267864 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature