title: Development, characteristics and validity of the EORTC QLQ-PR25 and the FACT-P for assessment of quality of life in prostate cancer patients.
abstract: This review aims to compare and contrast the development, characteristics and validity of two widely used quality of life assessment tools in patients with prostate cancers: the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-PR25) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACT-P). Both questionnaires present several strengths as well as some limitations in measuring the quality of life of prostate cancer patients. Each tool may be selected accordingly based on study design and needs.
authors.affiliation: Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popovic
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cella
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Beaumont
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Jasmine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Di Giovanni
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pulenzas
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bedard
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottomley
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: EORTC QLQ-PR25; FACT-P; assessment; prostate cancer; quality of life; questionnaire