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Daily Diary Card (Medical Research Council)Name of QuestionnaireDaily Diary Card (MRC) DescriptionCancer-specific quality of life instrument. Card to be completed daily to examine how general health varies during and after treatment. Development exclusively in patients with lung cancer. DeveloperMedical Research Council's Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Unit and Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapeutics Unit AddressRichard Stephens URLNot reported. Cost & availabilityNo charge. Contact London Lung Cancer Group for information. AdministrationSelf Time to completeNot reported. Number of items5 Domains & categories5 Name of categories/domainsOverall condition, physical activity, vomiting, mood, anxiety Scaling of itemsFive-point scale from 1 (most favorable) to 5 (least favorable) ScoringNot reported. Reliability
ValidityReasonable agreement between patient and clinician-completed DDC's2. ResponsivenessReported2 Minimally important differenceNot reported. Research useReported - comparison of four-drug vs. less intensive two-drug chemotherapy in palliative treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer and poor prognosis3, palliative two-fraction vs. more intensive 13-fraction radiotherapy in patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer and good performance status4, combination chemotherapy vs. selective palliative treatment in small cell lung cancer5. Clinical useNot reported. LanguageEnglish References
Date of informationMay 1999 |
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