The use of differential item functioning analyses to identify cultural differences in responses to the EORTC QLQ-C30
- 16 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Quality of Life Research
- Vol. 16 (1) , 115-129
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-006-9120-1
Abstract
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 is a widely used health-related quality of life instrument. The main aim of this study is to investigate whether there are international differences in response to the questionnaire that can be explained by cultural factors.Keywords
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