Measuring Quality of Life in Routine Oncology Practice Improves Communication and Patient Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Velikova, Galina; Booth, Laura; B. Smith, Adam; Brown, Paul; Lynch, Pamela; Brown, Julia; J. Selby, Peter

doi:10.1200/jco.2004.06.078

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Measuring Quality of Life in Routine Oncology Practice Improves Communication and Patient Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Feb 14, 2004

Authors:

Galina Velikova

Laura Booth

Adam B. Smith

Abstract

PURPOSE: To examine the effects on process of care and patient well-being, of the regular collection and use of health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) data in oncology practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospective study with repeated measures involving 28 oncologists, 286 cancer patients were rand...

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Medicine

Quality of life (healthcare)

Intervention (counseling)

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