title: [Using Karnofsky's scale to measure the quality of life].
abstract: Karnofsky's scale is one of the indexes most frequently used to measure cancer patients' quality of life. The main problem encountered when trying to verify it is the degree of subjectivity inherent in it. Due to this, an attempt was made to create a more objective measuring instrument based on Karnofsky's scale. To this end, a retrospective study involving 300 outpatients was carried out. For these patients, their Karnofsky index was determined by two independent agents: the patient's oncologist and the nursing team which complied its measure based on a survey answered by the patient himself/herself. The differences between these two methods proved to be statistically insignificant.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Oncología, Consorcio Hospitalario Parc Taulí, Sabadell.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuadras Lacasa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alcaraz Benavides
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llort Mateu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Madriles Basagañas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Ramírez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mesalles Sin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nogué Aliguer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubio García
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saigi Grau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Indice de Karnofsky para medir la calidad de vida.