Development of the short version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire: GCLQ-7 / 부인종양
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
;
: e9-2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-17915
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire (GCLQ) was designed to identify gynecologic cancer patients with lower limb lymphedema (LLL). The questionnaire consists of 20 items distributed over 7 symptom clusters. The present study aimed to develop an abridged form of the GCLQ for simpler screening and more effective follow-up of LLL.METHODS:
Data that had been collected for the development and validation of the Korean version of the GCLQ (GCLQ-K) were used in this study. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn according to the individual items of the GCLQ-K. Based on discrimination ability, the candidate items were selected in each symptom cluster. After combining the items, the best model was identified and named GCLQ-7. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was compared between the GCLQ-7 and the original GCLQ-K.RESULTS:
In total, 11 candidate items were selected from the original GCLQ-K. Among the models made with the candidate items, GCLQ-7, the best model, was constructed with 7 items as follows 1) limited knee movement, 2) general swelling, 3) redness, 4) firmness/tightness, 5) groin swelling, 6) heaviness, and 7) aching. This model exhibited an AUC of 0.945 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.900–0.991), which is comparable with that of the original GCLQ-K (AUC, 0.867; 95% CI, 0.779–0.956). The best cutoff value was 2 points, at which the sensitivity and specificity were 97.0% and 76.5%, respectively.CONCLUSION:
The newly developed short version model, GCLQ-7, showed acceptable discrimination ability as compared with the original GCLQ-K.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Mass Screening
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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ROC Curve
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Follow-Up Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Endometrial Neoplasms
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Area Under Curve
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Lower Extremity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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