Cancer site-specific instruments may achieve greater specificity and sensitivity than either generic or cancer-specific scales, as site-specific scales cover general cancer-specific issues and address specific concerns related to cervical cancer.
The toolkit includes a number of site-specific instruments for measuring SCRQoL [ 14].
There were three site-specific instruments used by studies in our review: EORTC QLQ-Cx24, FACT-Cx and QLICP-CE.
Currently, there are few site-specific instruments that measure HRQOL in bladder cancer patients who require cystectomy and urinary diversion.
Data that are specific to the Vancouver site (site-specific instruments, administrative data) are retained at the host institution (Simon Fraser University).
After careful review of the characteristics and use of instruments in these studies, the instruments could be classified into four categories: generic instruments, cancer-specific instruments, cancer site-specific instruments, and survivor-specific instruments.
BACKGROUND: This study continued the development and psychometric testing of the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS), a disease- and site-specific instrument primarily measuring the physical and functional dimensions of quality of life for individuals with lung cancer.
The Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) is a disease-and site-specific instrument developed in 1985 by Patricia Hollen and colleagues at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, primarily to assess quality of life for individuals with lung cancer, both in its physical and functional aspects.
The cancer site-specific QOL instruments were developed to measure the QOL of cervical cancer patients.
Each of these new scenes is paired with a site specific song which Cohen created with a unique set of instruments that users can experiment with.
These assumptions have traditionally been informed by site specific studies around the world using ground-based disdrometers (an instrument that measures drop sizes).
