title: A revision of the quality of life-breast cancer survivors (QOL-BCS) instrument.
abstract: The importance of quality of life (QOL) measurement among breast cancer survivors (BCS) is well-recognized by researchers and clinicians. With data from 427 rural BCS, the authors used a combination of clinical expertise and statistical analysis to revise a 48-item measure of QOL specific to BCS. The revised 15-item measure showed adequate psychometric properties and provides the basis for a brief yet comprehensive multidimensional measure of QOL applicable to most BCS. Future work includes fine-tuning the measurement model and examining its generalizability among non-rural BCS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Outcomes and Systems, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NB1019G 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azuero
authors.forename: Xiaogang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNees
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meneses
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: breast cancer; breast cancer survivors; instrument development; psychometric analysis; quality of life