Patient reported outcomes can improve performance status assessment: a pilot study

Abstract Background Patient performance status is routinely used in oncology to estimate physical functioning, an important factor in clinical treatment decisions and eligibility for clinical trials. However, validity and reliability data for ratings of performance status have not been optimal. This...

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Main Authors: Joan E. Broderick, Marcella May, Joseph E. Schwartz, Ming Li, Aaron Mejia, Luciano Nocera, Anand Kolatkar, Naoto T. Ueno, Sriram Yennu, Jerry S. H. Lee, Sean E. Hanlon, Frankie A. Cozzens Philips, Cyrus Shahabi, Peter Kuhn, Jorge Nieva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41687-019-0136-z