Development and validation of a patient-reported questionnaire assessing systemic therapy induced diarrhea in oncology patients

Development and validation of a patient-reported questionnaire assessing systemic therapy induced diarrhea in oncology patients

Abstract Background Systemic therapy-induced diarrhea (STID) is a common side effect experienced by more than half of cancer patients. Despite STID-associated complications and poorer quality of life (QoL), no validated assessment tools exist to accurately assess STID occurrence and severity to guid...

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Main Authors: Michelle Lui, Daniela Gallo-Hershberg, Carlo DeAngelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Diarrhea
Assessment
Patient-reported
Questionnaire
Validation
Supportive care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-017-0794-6

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