QoLR (version 1.0.2)

QoLR-package: Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in Oncology

Description

A set of functions to generate the scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire and supplementary modules. Two other programs to determine the time to deterioration in a Quality of Life score in longitudinal analysis with different definitions of deterioration explored.

Details

Package:

QoLR

Type:

Package

Version:

1.0.2

Date:

2015-08-21

License:

GPL (>=2.0)

A set of functions to generate the scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire, for example function 'scoring.QLQC30', and supplementary modules. A function 'TTD' to determine the time to deterioration in a Health-related Quality of Life score in longitudinal analysis and function 'TUDD' to determine the time until definitive deterioration.

References

Anota A. et al. Time to Health-related Quality of Life score deterioration as a modality of longitudinal analysis for health-related quality of life studies in oncology: do we need RECIST for quality of life to achieve standardization? Qual Life Res. 2015, 24(1):5-18.

Bonnetain F. et al. Time until definitive deterioration as a means of longitudinal analysis for treatment trials in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2010, 46(5): 2753-2762.

Fayers PM. et al. The EORTC QLQC30 scoring manual. 3rd ed. Brussels: EORTC, 2001.

Hamidou Z. et al. Time to deterioration in quality of life score as a modality of longitudinal analysis in patients with breast cancer. The Oncologist 2011, 16(10):1458-1468.