Feasibility Of A Patient-Reported Outcomes Quality-Of-Life Instrument To Improve Care In Underserved, Ethnic Minority Patients With Cancer.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY(2018)

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65Background: We need better methods to understand the social determinants of health and integrate psychosocial and economic sequelae of cancer and its treatment into healthcare delivery for ethnoculturally diverse population. A Patient-Reported Outcomes Quality of Life (PROQOL) instrument has been developed to capture less commonly discussed patient concerns (Personal Relationships, Emotional health, Physical health, Cancer diagnosis and treatment, Money and Care planning) and improve patient-provider communication. We sought to adapt this instrument and pilot it in underserved, ethnically diverse solid tumor and hematological malignancies patients at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) in Phoenix, AZ. Methods: Two focus groups (FG) were conducted to understand patient perspectives of an adapted Spanish version of PROQOL. This version was then piloted among patients on active cancer treatment. Patients also completed a Linear Analog Scale Assessment (from 1-10) for quality of life (QOL) and its doma...
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