Validation of the University of Washington quality of life questionnaires for head and neck cancer patients in India.

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dc.contributor.authorD'cruz, A Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorYueh, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, A Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorMcDowell, J Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaukar, D Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorErnest, A Wen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T06:49:19Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T06:49:19Z
dc.date.issued2007-10-07en_US
dc.description.abstractQuality of life (QOL) is a multidimensional construct capturing the subjective wellbeing of patients in physical, emotional, functional and social domains. Available work on post treatment QOL have only been made in western literature and less in Indian literature. AIMS: To translate the UW-QOL into both Hindi and Marathi and psychometrically validate the translation in HandN cancer patients in Indian population. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A prospective study was done at the Tata Memorial Hospital for patients who were treated for H and N cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 147 patients were enrolled from January to April 2005. The study was carried out in two phases. Patients were given translated versions of the UW-QOL and EORTC QOL questionnaires pre-operatively, 15 days post-operatively and then three months post-operatively. RESULTS: Both the Hindi and Marathi translations had strong internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.7971 and 0.7839). UW-QOL composite scores correlated well with the global questions on overall QOL in both the Hindi (r=0.69) and Marathi (r=0.66) translations and also with T-stage. QOL scores were worse three months post-operatively than pre-operatively and for patients undergoing surgery that violated the mucosa. A strong correlations was observed (r>0.50) between all similar domains on the UW-QOL and EORTC HandN35 except the saliva item on the Marathi translation, where r< 0.50, but P-values were significant. CONCLUSIONS: The Marathi and Hindi versions of the UW-QOL appear to be valid and reliable instruments for assessing the QOL in Indian population and will be a vital tool for achieving greater insight into the short- and the long term QOL.en_US
dc.description.affiliationHead and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, India. adcruz@vsnl.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationD'cruz AK, Yueh B, Das AK, McDowell JA, Chaukar DA, Ernest AW. Validation of the University of Washington quality of life questionnaires for head and neck cancer patients in India. Indian Journal of Cancer. 2007 Oct-Dec; 44(4): 147-54en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/50429
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjcancer.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAdaptation, Psychologicalen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHead and Neck Neoplasms --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshLanguageen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychometricsen_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshWashingtonen_US
dc.titleValidation of the University of Washington quality of life questionnaires for head and neck cancer patients in India.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeValidation Studiesen_US
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