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Quality of life is an important outcome when treating a cancer patient. Research is vast on the role of quality of life on patients' general wellbeing, responsiveness to treatment, and even mortality. On the other hand, there are several methodological considerations when planning to measure and assess quality of life in cancer patients. This handbook with authorship that is diverse in terms of perspectives, countries, and fields aims to fill a gap in the available literature and responds to a number of questions in its 26 chapters:
Is the first handbook on quality of life in cancer with diverse authorship of patients, students, clinicians, academics Is an easy-to-use resource of both research and clinical evidence Is useful for students who conduct audits and research with an interest in oncology
Autorentext
Angelos P. Kassianos, PhD is a senior research fellow at University College London, Department of Applied Health Research, and at University of Cyprus, Departments of Psychology and Computer Science. He is a health psychologist with a public health and behavioral medicine focus. Dr. Kassianos has interests in bio-psycho-social determinants of disease prevention and early diagnosis (mainly cancer), health-related quality of life assessment, vaccination hesitancy and development of digital health interventions.
Inhalt
Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- About the Editor and Contributors.- list of abbreviations.- List of figures.- list of tables.- Part I: Concepts and Definitions.- 1. Defining Quality of Life.- 2. The Importance of Quality of Life in Cancer Patients.- Part II: Quality of Life Assessment.- 3. Using the WHOQOL as a generic measure to assess quality of life during cancer.- 4. Developing cancer quality of life assessment tools.- 5. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Measurement System.- 6. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Measurement System: Guidance for Use in Research and Clinical Practice.- 7. Validating Cancer Quality of Life Assessment Tools: Psychometric Considerations.- 8. Using New Technologies in Quality of Life Assessment.- 9. Modern Psychometric Measurement and Computerized Adaptive Testing.- Part III: Best-practice Elements when assessing Quality of Life.- 10. Statistical Considerations in Analyzing Health-Related Quality of Life Data.- 11. Data Visualization Strategies to Communicate PRO Data to Patients and Clinicians.- 12. Cross-Cultural Considerations in Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer.- 13. Quality of Life and mortality.- 14. Decision-Making in the Context of Funding Cancer Therapy.- 15. Satisfaction with Cancer Care.- 16. Quality of Life and Cancer-Related Fatigue: Prevalence, Assessment and Interventions.- 17. Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.- 18. Proxy measures for quality of life in cancer.- 19. The Role of Psychologists and Psychological Approaches in Cancer Care.- 20. The Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in the Improvement of Healthcare Delivery and Service.- 21. Introduction to Quality of Life in Drug Development.- Part IV: Case Studies of Using Quality of Life Tools for Specific Cancer Types.- 22. Quality of Life and Breast Cancer.- 23. Quality of Life and Brain Cancer.- 24. Quality of Life and Colorectal Cancer.- 25. Quality of Life and Endometrial Cancer.- 26. Quality of Life and Melanoma. <p