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Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)
European Journal of Cancer, 154 (2021); 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003
Greimel, Elfriede; (...) Kuljanić, Karin; Arraras, (...) Schmalz

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Greimel, E., (...) Kuljanić, K. & Arraras, (. S. (2021). Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22). European Journal of Cancer, 154., 235-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003

Greimel, Elfriede, et al. "Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)." European Journal of Cancer, vol. 154, 2021, pp. 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003

Greimel, Elfriede, Karin (...) Kuljanić and (...) Schmalz Arraras. "Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)." European Journal of Cancer 154 (2021): 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003

Greimel, E., (...) Kuljanić, K. and Arraras, (. S. (2021) 'Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)', European Journal of Cancer, 154, pp. 235-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003

Greimel E, (...) Kuljanić K, Arraras (S. Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22). European Journal of Cancer [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2024 May 09];154:235-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003

E. Greimel, K. (...) Kuljanić and (. S. Arraras, "Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)", European Journal of Cancer, vol. 154, pp. 235-245, 2021. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:820937. [Accessed: 09 May 2024]

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Title (english)Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)
Title (english)Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer– Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual Health (EORTC QLQ-SH22)
AuthorElfriede Greimel
AuthorKarin (...) Kuljanić
Author(...) Schmalz Arraras
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Psychology
Abstract (english)
Background: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group developed a questionnaire to assess sexual health in patients with cancer and cancer survivors. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the questionnaire. Methods: The 22-item EORTC sexual health questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-SH22) was administered with the EORTC QLQ-C30 to 444 patients with cancer. The hypothesised scale structure, reliability and validity were evaluated through standardised psychometric procedures. Results: The cross-cultural field study showed that the majority of patients (94.7%) were able to complete the QLQ-SH22 in less than 20 min ; 89% of the study participants did not need any help to fill in the questionnaire. Multi-item multi-trait scaling analysis confirmed the hypothesised scale structure with two multi-item scales (sexual satisfaction, sexual pain) and 11 single items (including five conditional items and four gender- specific items). The internal consistency yielded acceptable Cronbach's alpha coefficients (.90 for the sexual satisfaction scale, .80 for the sexual pain scale). The test-retest correlations (Pearson's r) ranged from .70 to .93 except for the scale communication with professionals (.67) and male body image (.69). The QLQ-SH22 discriminates well between subgroups of patients differing in terms of their performance and treatment status. Conclusion: The study supports the reliability, the content and construct validity of the QLQ- SH22. The newly developed questionnaire is clinically applicable to assess sexual health of patients with cancer at different treatment stages and during survivorship for clinical trials and for clinical practice.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleEuropean Journal of Cancer
Numberingvol. 154, pp. 235-245
p-ISSN0959-8049
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.003
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:820937
Publication2021
Document URLhttp://bib.irb.hr/1251785
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