Cognitive interviewing of the US national cancer institute's patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE)
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Cognition Disorders
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Interview, Psychological
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Self Report
abstract
This study provides evidence confirming comprehension of the US English language versions of items in the PRO-CTCAE library for measuring symptomatic AEs from the patient perspective within the context of cancer treatment. Several minor changes were made to the items to improve item clarity, comprehension, and ease of response judgment. This study helps to establish the content validity of PRO-CTCAE items for patient reporting of AEs during cancer treatment.