Validation and reliability of the Dutch version of the EORTC QLQ-BLM30 module for assessing the health-related quality of life of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of Life (QoL) of bladder cancer patients has been largely neglected. This is partly due to the lack of well-validated QoL questionnaires. The aim of this study is to examine the structural validity, reliability (i.e., internal consistency and test-retest reliability), construct validity (i.e., divergent validity and known group validity) and responsiveness of the Dutch version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL questionnaire for muscle invasive bladder cancer (EORTC-QLQ-BLM30).

Methods

Patients with newly diagnosed muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) participating in the population-based 'Blaaskankerzorg In Beeld' (BlaZIB) study who completed the EORTC-QLQ-BLM30 at baseline were included. BlaZIB is a Dutch nationwide po

SUBMITTER: Ripping TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature