{smcl} {* *! version 0.1 16 Dec 2016}{...} {viewerjumpto "Syntax" "qlqc15##syntax"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Description" "qlqc15##description"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Options" "qlqc15##options"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Examples" "qlqc15##examples"}{...} {viewerjumpto "References" "sf12##references"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Author" "sf12##author"}{...} {title:Title} {phang} {bf:qlqc15} {hline 2} Scoring of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL {marker syntax}{...} {title:Syntax} {p 8 17 2} {cmdab:qlqc15} varlist(min=15 max=15 numeric) [{cmd:,} {it:options}] {synoptset 20 tabbed}{...} {synopthdr} {synoptline} {syntab:Main} {synopt:{opt r:eplace}} overwrite existing qlq output variables.{p_end} {synoptline} {p2colreset}{...} {p 4 6 2} {marker description}{...} {title:Description} {pstd} The EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL is an abbreviated 15-item version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3.0) developed for palliative care. {pstd} The 15 items are:{break} q1 = Short walk{break} q2 = In bed{break} q3 = Need help{break} q4 = Short of breath{break} q5 = Pain{break} q6 = Trouble sleeping{break} q7 = Felt weak{break} q8 = Lacked appetite{break} q9 = Felt nauseated{break} q10 = Been constipated{break} q11 = Been tired{break} q12 = Pain interference{break} q13 = Felt tense{break} q14 = Felt depressed{break} q15 = Quality of life {pstd} Based on 15 variables where the first 14 are scored 1-4 (1='Not at all', 2='A little', 3='Quite a bit', and 4='Very much') and the fifteenth is scored 1-7 (1='Very poor' and 7='Excellent') {cmd:qlqc15} calculates function scales, symptom scales and single-item scales. The scales are labeled in accordance with the descriptions for the QLQ-C15-PAL. {pstd} The shortened scales qlq_pf, qlq_ef, qlq_fa, and qlq_nv are scored using the special QLQ-C15-PAL scoring while the remaining scales (qlq_ql2, qlq_pa, qlq_dy, qlq_sl, qlq_ap, and qlq_co) are scored according to the original scoring procedures described in the QLQ-C30 Scoring Manual. {pstd} Missing values or out of range input values are all handled as missings and value based on these inputs are calulated. {marker examples}{...} {title:Examples} {pstd}Generating the 15 input variables (example data) in correct order:{end} {stata `"clear"'} {stata `"set obs 4"'} {stata `"generate q1 = _n"'} {stata `"generate q2 = q1"'} {stata `"generate q3 = q1"'} {stata `"fillin *"'} {stata `"drop _fillin"'} {stata `"generate q4 = q3 if _n < 5"'} {stata `"generate q5 = q2 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q6 = q3 if _n < 5"'} {stata `"generate q7 = q2 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q8 = q3 if _n < 5"'} {stata `"generate q9 = q3 if _n < 5"'} {stata `"generate q10 = q3 if _n < 5"'} {stata `"generate q11 = q3 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q12 = q3 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q13 = q2 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q14 = q3 if _n < 17"'} {stata `"generate q15 = _n if _n < 8"'} {pstd}Run the command on the 15 input variables: {stata `"qlqc15 q*"'} {pstd}See the result variables: {stata `"list qlq*, sep(4)"'} +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | qlq_pf2 qlq_ef qlq_ql2 qlq_fa qlq_nv qlq_pa qlq_dy qlq_sl qlq_ap qlq_co | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1. | 93.33 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 2. | 73.33 83.33 16.67 22.22 16.67 16.67 33.33 33.33 33.33 33.33 | 3. | 60.00 66.67 33.33 33.33 50.00 33.33 66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 | 4. | 46.67 50.00 50.00 55.56 100.00 50.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5. | 73.33 83.33 66.67 22.22 . 16.67 . . . . | 6. | 60.00 66.67 83.33 33.33 . 33.33 . . . . | 7. | 46.67 50.00 100.00 55.56 . 50.00 . . . . | 8. | 33.33 41.67 . 66.67 . 66.67 . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 9. | 60.00 66.67 . 33.33 . 33.33 . . . . | 10. | 46.67 50.00 . 44.44 . 50.00 . . . . | 11. | 33.33 41.67 . 66.67 . 66.67 . . . . | 12. | 26.67 16.67 . 88.89 . 83.33 . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 13. | 46.67 50.00 . 44.44 . 50.00 . . . . | 14. | 33.33 41.67 . 66.67 . 66.67 . . . . | 15. | 26.67 16.67 . 88.89 . 83.33 . . . . | 16. | 20.00 0.00 . 100.00 . 100.00 . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 17. | 73.33 . . . . . . . . . | 18. | 60.00 . . . . . . . . . | 19. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 20. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 21. | 60.00 . . . . . . . . . | 22. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 23. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 24. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 25. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 26. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 27. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 28. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 29. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 30. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 31. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 32. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 33. | 60.00 . . . . . . . . . | 34. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 35. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 36. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 37. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 38. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 39. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 40. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 41. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 42. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 43. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 44. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 45. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 46. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 47. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | 48. | 6.67 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 49. | 46.67 . . . . . . . . . | 50. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 51. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 52. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 53. | 33.33 . . . . . . . . . | 54. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 55. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 56. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 57. | 26.67 . . . . . . . . . | 58. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 59. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | 60. | 6.67 . . . . . . . . . | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 61. | 20.00 . . . . . . . . . | 62. | 13.33 . . . . . . . . . | 63. | 6.67 . . . . . . . . . | 64. | 0.00 . . . . . . . . . | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ {marker references}{...} {title:References} {phang} Mogens Groenvold and Morten Aagaard Petersen on behalf of the EORTC Quality of Life Group (2006){break} {browse "http://www.eortc.be/qol/files/SCManualQLQ-C15-PAL.pdf":Addendum to the EORTC QLQ-C30 Scoring Manual: Scoring of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL} {p_end} {marker author}{...} {title:Author} {p} {phang}{bf:Author:}{break} Niels Henrik Bruun, {break} Section for General Practice, {break} Dept. Of Public Health, {break} Aarhus University {p_end} {phang}{bf:Support:} {break} nhbr@ph.au.dk {p_end}