Publication |
Author(s) | Korfage, I.J.; Borsboom, G.J.; Essink-Bot, M.L.; Madalinska, J.B. |
Title | Five-Year Follow-Up of Health Related Quality of Life after Primary Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer. |
Source | International Journal of Cancer, 2005, Vol. 116, 291 - 296 |
DOI | DOI:10.1002/ijc.21043 |
Investigation |
Public | Prostate cancer patient, The Netherlands, followed five years after treatment |
Collect period | 6 |
| June1996- January 1999
T1: before treatment, T2: one month after, T3 12 months after, T4: 4 to 5 years after treatment |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Patient enrolled in 4 hospitals in Rotterdam |
Respondents N = | 314 |
Non Response | 101 |
| Drop out: 28 due to poor health, 48 for advanced disease, 25 for watchful waiting,
314 men schedule for primary therapy, 7 dropped out first 6 month. 5 next 6 month, 31 later 4-5 years |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Mailed questionnaire |
General remarks | Data on happiness are not in the report, but were provided on request by the author |
Happiness measure(s) used |