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    Title: Quality of life of patients with oesophageal cancer in Taiwan: validation and application of the Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin) version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18: a brief communication
    Authors: Chie, Wei-Chu;Tsai, Chia-Jih;Chiang, Chieh;Lee, Yung-Chie
    Keywords: Oesophageal cancer;EORTC QLQ-C30;EORTC QLQ-OES18;Quality of life
    Date: 2010-05-22
    Issue Date: 2022-05-09 12:10:32 (UTC+8)
    Abstract: Purpose
    The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity, and the application of the Taiwan Chinese Version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18.

    Methods
    The authors translated the questionnaire according to the guideline of the EORTC. Ninety-five patients with oesophageal cancer in National Taiwan University Hospital were interviewed using the questionnaire and the EORTC QLQ-C30 between October 2002 and September 2007. Answer distribution and psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-OES18 were examined.

    Results
    The mean age of the patients was 60 years (SD 12 years). Most of the patients were in advanced stages of disease, with two-thirds off-treatment. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were satisfactory (0.77–0.82) or near-satisfactory (pain: 0.67). The item-to-own and item-to-other scale correlations showed satisfactory results. Patients who were on-treatment versus off-treatment had significantly poorer quality of life scores in dysphagia, dry mouth, and taste, and a borderline poorer score in cough. Opposite situations were seen in the scales of reflux and choking.

    Conclusions
    The EORTC QLQ-OES18 is a valid instrument to assess quality of life issues in patients with oesophageal cancer in Taiwan.
    Relation: Quality of Life Research 19(8), 1127-1131
    DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9675-8
    Appears in Collections:[Graduate Institute & Department of Mathematics] Journal Article

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