Conceptual equivalence of items and semantic equivalence of the Brazilian version of the EORTC QLQ-ELD14 instrument to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people with cancer

Abstract Objective: to describe the process of semantic equivalence, the first stage in the validation of the EORTC QLQ-ELD14 instrument for Brazilian Portuguese. Method: Direct and independent translations of the instrument into Portuguese were carried out and validated by a meeting of experts to...

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Main Authors: Bianca Maria Oliveira Luvisaro, Josiane Roberta de Menezes, Claudia Fernandes Rodrigues, Ana Luiza Alfaya Gallego Soares, Camila Drumond Muzi, Raphael Mendonça Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2017-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000100020&tlng=pt