title: A questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients in Turkey.
abstract: In this study, we developed a reliable scale to measure the quality of life (QOL), which would reflect the cultural characteristics of cancer patients in Turkey. We used the Rolls-Royce model and determined a form with 49 items in eight dimensions such as general well-being, physical symptoms and activity, sleep dysfunctions, appetite, sexual dysfunction, cognitive functions, medical interaction, social participation and work performance. The forms were used for assembling data from 100 subjects (10 physicians, 19 healthy volunteers, 18 patients relatives, 28 patients on chemotherapy, 25 patients off chemotherapy). Half-split reliability and the signal effect were used to demonstrate reliability and responsiveness. After demonstrating the validity of the test, the final form was constructed. When these eight dimensions were factor analysed, it was found that the general well-being and sexual dysfunction were the most important determinants of QOL.
authors.affiliation: Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozyilkan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karaagaoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Topeli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kars
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baltali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekuzman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Firat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey