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KMID : 1022320090030010041
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Asian Nursing Research
2009 Volume.3 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.48
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Touch-Screen Computerized Quality-of-Life Assessment for Patients with Cancer
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Lee Eun-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: To evaluate a computerized self-reported, touch-screen version of the cancer-specific quality-oflife (cC-QOL) questionnaire against the traditional paper-and-pencil version (the pC-QOL) for equivalence, time for completion, user preference and ease of use.
Methods: One hundred and five patients were recruited from a cancer center of a university hospital in South Korea. A randomized crossover design was used, with patients randomly assigned into two groups. Group A patients completed the cC-QOL first while waiting to see a physician, and completed the pC-QOL version of the questionnaire after seeing the physician. Group B patients completed these questionnaires in the reverse order. Subjects were asked about user preference and ease of use. Time taken to complete both versions was measured.
Results: Weighted kappa coefficients of items showed very good to moderate agreement. The time required to complete the cC-QOL did not differ statistically from the pC-QOL. The same proportion of patients preferred both versions. Most patients (94.8%) reported that the cC-QOL was easy or very easy to complete.
Conclusion: The cC-QOL is the computerized equivalent of the pC-QOL, which is used to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of cancer patients. The cC-QOL can be helpful to oncology nurses and physicians for assessing, collecting, and evaluating their patients HRQOL scores in busy clinical practices.
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KEYWORD
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agreement, computerized assessment, health-related quality of life, questionnaire
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